Laberinto: Conciencia espiritual, The individual exhibition of Diógenes Ballester (Playa de Ponce, Ponce, PR, 1956) consists of a series of installations and xilographs representative of the artist’s long career. The exhibition invites visitors on an immersive journey where the art, spirituality, and decolonial philosophy of Arteología converge. Curated by the specialist Neyda Martínez, an associate professor in The New School – Parsons’ Graduate Program in Media Management and a Sundance Institute fellow, she is the daughter of the Puerto Rican diaspora whose career in the arts began at the Chicago International Art Expo. The installations and works in Laberinto explore themes such as identity, memory, migration, and indigenous and Afro-American ancestry through drawing, sculpture, painting, and digital media.

Among the works that stand out are the engravings History of Collective Memory, first presented at the National Museum in Krakow and now part of its permanent collection, his masterpiece, Memory of Nature: Rhythm of Life, as well as the facilities Free registration; The treasure of Doña Milla, The Lament of the Earth; and Globalization, Post-Industrialism and Syncretism that expand the dialogue on ritual, the environment and global exchanges. A series of sculptural objects, some of them interactive and xilographs, will be integrated.

Laberinto: Conciencia espiritual It will feature an educational program of talks and conversations with distinguished personalities, as well as a series of guided tours led by the artist and other specialists. The exhibition brings together pieces that are culminating explorations in Ballester’s career. Anchored in the concept and practice of Arteología, Laberinto: Conciencia espiritual It is a synthesis of a philosophy that has guided the practice of this great artist for more than forty years, guiding every dimension of his work.