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Mariana Ramos Ortiz - El Suelo En Duelo | The Dueling/Mourning Ground

El Suelo En Duelo | The Dueling/Mourning Ground - view the series of visual works influenced by resistance tactics to colonialism

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The Dueling/ Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz 1 (2021) by Mariana Ramos OrtizGlobal Design Graduate Show

El Suelo En Duelo - Visual series

Designed by Mariana Ramos Ortiz, 'El Suelo En Duelo' won the Sculpture/Installation Category in the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci 2021.

The Dueling/ Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz 2 (2021) by Mariana Ramos OrtizGlobal Design Graduate Show

'El Suelo En Duelo' is a series of visual works that outline resistance tactics against colonialism in the context of the United State’s occupation of Puerto Rico. Sand proposes a strategic retaliation and a rupture between the legible and illegible.

The Dueling/ Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz 6 (2021) by Mariana Ramos OrtizGlobal Design Graduate Show

Using sand as her weapon of choice, Mariana articulates relationships between legibility as a condition of colonialism, play as a tactic for resistance, and how these strategies construct the experience and perceptions of the colonial subject and landscape.

The Dueling/ Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz 4 (2021) by Mariana Ramos OrtizGlobal Design Graduate Show

“Mariana was born and raised in Cabo Rojo, but since hurricane Maria in 2017, Mariana has been living in a constant state of flux, traveling back to the archipelago for short visits and permanently living in the United States."

The Dueling/ Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz 5 (2021) by Mariana Ramos OrtizGlobal Design Graduate Show

“Mariana received a BA from the University of Puerto Rico in 2019 and an MFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021." 

Credits: Story

 FIRST NAME: MARIANA

LAST NAME: RAMOS ORTIZ

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

COURSE / PROGRAM: PRINTMAKING MFA

GRADUATED: 2021

SPECIALISMS: PRINTMAKING / FINE ART / CONTEMPORARY CRAFT

WEBSITE: The Dueling/Mourning Ground by Mariana Ramos Ortiz  

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