Dim Light, contemporary Afro-Puerto Rican photography

Humacao, Puerto Rico - The first collective exhibition of contemporary Afro-Puerto Rican photography focused on artists from the island and our diaspora will be on display until May 16, 2026 in the Conrado Room of the Afro Casa Silvana Museum in Humacao.

Under the title “Dim Light: Afro-Puerto Rican Photography,” the work of ten diverse Afro-Puerto Rican photographers with equally heterogeneous styles is presented. This vibrant Afro-Puerto Rican photography scene was first exhibited collectively at the 3rd Black Brazil Art Biennial in 2024, recognizing our unique Afro-Puerto Rican visual identity through photography at an international event.

Making this exhibition an exciting one in a process of redefining Puerto Rican photography where we will see works by Afro-descendant artists Brenda Cruz Díaz, Deyaneira Lucero Maldonado, Germán Ayala Vázquez, Jorly Flores, Victoria Nicole Martínez, Brenda Torres Figueroa, Ketsia Camacho Ramos, Elías Carmona Rivera, José Arturo Ballester Panelli and Andrés Miró Lugo.

Artists who embrace and represent a multiplicity of Afro-descendant identities—from culture, society, politics, and family—and, above all, are themselves, in an initiative that seeks to collect and make visible the perspectives and ways of seeing from the Afro-diasporic community. Leaving a record of the intersection between art and race through their photographs.

The Afro Casa Silvana Museum is located in the Mambiche Prieto neighborhood of Humacao and is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. For more information, call 787-240-4603 or visit their website.https://www.museoafrocasasilvana.com/ 

“This project is made possible thanks to a contribution from the Center for Creative Economy through its Maniobra program.”