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Grayscale photo of artist Adrian "Viajero" Roman. He wears a hat and looks away from the camera with a neutral expression.

Adrián “Viajero” Román

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My work is informed by issues of race, migration and identity while exploring both the personal and historical memory of the two disparate worlds that I inhabit: the tropical landscape of Puerto Rico and the overpopulated cityscape of New York.

My practice combines drawing, painting and sculpture within immersive installation environments composed of objects collected from different communities, from salvaged wood and window frames to historic artifacts and vintage photographs. The resulting environments can fill an entire wall or an entire room, and often incorporate sound and aromatics that draw upon the history and memory embedded in the objects. I’m interested in the continuity of time, and in how these interventions may bring these living histories forward to the present.

Featured Artwork

Cube with a printed black and white face suspended from the ceiling.
Adrián "Viajero" Román. Caja De Memoria Viva III: Digna Quiles, 2018. Installation, 48 x 49 x 48 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
An image of an older woman sitting in a chair and smiling next to an image of five rusty nails.
Adrián ‘Viajero’ Román. Family Portrait, 2018. Mixed Media, 13.5" x 11". Image courtesy of the artist

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Artist interacting with his work inside a gallery. The artwork looks like a small raised wooden house.

"Finding His Roots: New York Artist Discovers Much to Love in Humboldt Park as Exhibition Opens"

WTTW News | Article
The face of Doña Constancia Colon Clemente in sepia tones, transposed onto a large cube.

Adrián "Viajero" Román won the Outwin 2016 People's Choice award for Caja De Memoria Viva II.

Smithsonian | Exhibition
Blogspot image of Adrian Viajero Roman and another person painting a mural with the image of a paper boat and someone sitting in it.

Blog about artists creating murals in East Harlem through the Monument Art Project.

Mural | Blog