FosTer reynolds-santiago ‘22
Intermedia + DIGITAL arts mfa, umbc
Transgender Euphoria: Puerto Rico’s Queer Exaltation, 2022
Mixed media installation, with video projection
Running time 33 minutes, 35 seconds
Dimensions variable
Transgender Euphoria: Puerto Rico’s Queer Exaltation is a multimedia installation that depicts the spiritual connection between the island of Puerto Rico and its Transgender inhabitants through the visualization of a multi-generational queer narrative. By abstracting Caribbean seascapes, parts of the Flamboyán tree, chest scars left behind by gender-affirming surgery and coquí frogs through an array of mediums, the ecology of Puerto Rico and the Trans body overlap and create a multi-sensory place wherein visitors may witness the euphoria of Transgender Puerto Ricans.