Cafecito con… Glorimar Garcia: En tus manos/ En mi nombre

The tradition of lacemaking in Puerto Rico spans many generations. Brought to the island by Spanish settlers, the Puerto Rican bobbin lacemaking tradition, called mundillo (which translates to “little world”) became an important economic activity for women across the archipelago. Artist Glorimar Garcia, whose work is featured in Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survial of a People, harnesses this tradition as a way of staying connected to Puerto Rico and to reflect upon the religious culture in which she was raised. She combines mundillo with her own family photographs and archival postcards to advertise Frank Espada’s traveling exhibitions of the “Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project”. Join her and CENTRO Directora, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa Vasquez for an intimate exploration of this delicate art form.

Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People is on view at the Hunter East Harlem Gallery at the Silberman School of Social Work through September 2025.

Photo by CENTRO Staff Photographer

This event has been made possible through the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Research Initiative.