Artist Steve Maldonado Silvestrini photographed by Valeria Garcia Matos. They stand in the open back of a truck.

Steve Maldonado Silvestrini

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I am a Puerto Rican artist, working in diverse mediums but primarily elaborate site-specific/time-specific works as immersive and interactive installations and sculptures. My explorations bring architecture, art, and science to a discussion of the possible futures of the Caribbean, concentrating on different ways of communication and relationships that help the understanding of our archipelago.

Steve Maldonado Silvestrini is an artist, botanist and environmental activist from Puerto Rico. He collaborates with communities, environmental organizations and scientists to protect unique natural sites in the Caribbean. His creative explorations center on future narratives, narcoculture, etymology, interspecies communication, living systems, mutualism and natural history collections.

Steve Maldonado Silvestrini. Untitled, 2025. Turnt wood sculptures. Dimensions variable, 42 in x 2.6 in approx. Image courtesy of the artist.
Steve Maldonado Silvestrini. Sitio específico es tiempo específico, 2017. Mixed media installation. Photograph documentation by Mariángel Gonzales.
Steve Maldonado Silvestrini. Atardecer con Quisqueya, 2025. Ephemeral & edible-participatory installation, 87.96 in. x 2.75 in. Photograph documentation by Raquel Pérez-Puig.
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