Art. Polaroids. Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. Identity Through Surrealism.
by superselected · Afro-Cuban Artists, Art, Collage-Mixed Media, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Photography ·

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(Bin Bin Lady, The Harvest, 2005.)


Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons is a Cuban artist of Nigerian-Yoruban, Chinese, and Spanish descent. Much of her work explores her identity, her heritage, and her family’s history within the context of the history of Afro-Cubans. Her prolific career spans 20 years with her work having been shown everywhere from London to Brooklyn to Dakar. Here is a small selections of polaroids from the artist. Notice how the images are grounded and organic, yet surreal. Campos-Pons currently lives and works in Massachusetts and teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(When I Am Not Here/Estoy Allá, 1994.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(Red Composition , 1993.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(De Las Dos Aguas, 2007.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(De Las Dos Aguas, 2007.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(From Conversation, 1997-2002.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(Prayer for Obama II, 2008.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(Nesting, 2007.)

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Black Woman Artists, Afro-Cuban Artists, Latin American Artists
(Songs of Freedom, 2013.)

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