Growing up in the United States, my relationship to Puerto Rico has been formed by the political ambiguity imposed by the United States, a colonial status that perpetuates both connection and separation. I am interested in mirroring the rejection and attraction I struggle with as a Latinx diasporican artist. In my work, I seek to explore the ongoing possibilities of autonomy that can emerge from Puerto Rico’s non-sovereign status, looking not just to reject colonial systems, but to create new forms of existence that celebrate the multiplicity of Puerto Rican identities. I aim to reclaim the past and also the potential for alternative futures that are not defined by traditional notions of sovereignty, but rather by the diverse and evolving expressions of Puerto Rican identities in contemporary times, both in the States and the Island. The figures I create often exist within narratives that are beyond their control, echoing the historical and ongoing conditions that shape the lives of Puerto Ricans.