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Selected Series of Paintings

Defragmented

The Quality of Being Delicate

Defragmented

Artwork from Marco Caridad’s Desfragmentados series, exploring queer intimacy through abstract forms

2024

Petroleum, silver leaves, oil pastels, over photography, and burnt pages over wood panels

12  x 12 in (each) 


Untitled

The Quality of Being Delicate

Defragmented

Untitled, 2024, painting by Marco Caridad, inspired by his video performance Desigual Makeup

2024

Nine photograms from a video-performance "Desigual Makeup"  

Petroleum, acrylic, screen printing ink, oil pastels, burnt pages of books donated by  the Stonewall Museum over “Hahnemühle” fine art print in a non-acid metallic paper

19 x 11 in (each)


The Quality of Being Delicate

The Quality of Being Delicate

The Quality of Being Delicate

The Quality of Being Delicate by Marco Caridad, soft sculpture made from cut canvas

2021

Mixed media on cut canvas with hand-sewn tassels

51 × 102 × 13 cm


Selected SERIES OF Assemblages

Ashes of Dogma

Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Ashes of Dogma by Marco Caridad, 2024 — assemblage of burnt books, electrical cable, and horsehair

2025

Dimension variables

Candle wax, burned and bound books, electrical cables, screws, horsehair

Dimension variables


Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Men of Corn, Mud or Wood by Marco Caridad, 2024 — sculptural assemblage made of rolled books and natural fibers, referencing the Popol Vuh and ancestral identity

2024

Wood, petroleum, burnt books, donated by the Stonewall Museum, sea sand, yarn, and up-cycle cord

Dimension variables


Judgment-Free Covers

Men Made of Corn, Clay, or Wood

Judgment-Free Covers

Portadas sin juicios by Marco Caridad, 2024 — assemblage of book covers, burnt pages, and found objects reflecting censorship, memory, and identity

2024

Found objects, pages of book covers and burnt pages of books donated by the Stonewall Museum on wood boxes

9 in x 12 in


Tongues Out

Soulmates: Not Easily Broken

Judgment-Free Covers

Portadas sin juicios by Marco Caridad, 2024 — assemblage of book covers, burnt pages

2024

Wood, up-cycle books from the Stonewall Museum, yarn, and cord

8.5 x 42 x 3.5 in (each)

Soulmates: Not Easily Broken

Soulmates: Not Easily Broken

Soulmates: Not Easily Broken

Soulmates by Marco Caridad, 2021 — linocut and monoprint on paper with metallic ink

2021

Mixed media on MDF assemblage with laser-cut elements, metallic paint, transparent acrylic, screws, and chains

20 × 34 × 5 cm (each)


Studies in Hybrid Prints and Matrices

Rejas

Digital Mythos

Rejas (Bars) by Marco Caridad, 2024 — mixed media on metallic paper and acetate exploring identity

2024

18 x 24 in each

Mixed media with petroleum, oil stick, screen printing on metallic paper and acetate over a wooden box. 


A layered reflection on confinement, protection, and Latin American mythology.

Digital Mythos

Digital Mythos

Untitled V from the Digital Mythos series by Marco Caridad, abstract screen print combining Mayan

2024

11 x 14 in each. Limited edition of 10. Mixed media screenprints using computer parts and textiles. 


A poetic fusion of indigenous symbolism and digital aesthetics exploring identity and social imbalance.

The Mother

The Mother

Mom by Marco Caridad, 2021 — linocut matrix stapled to wood panel, with printing traces and marks

2021
Linoleum matrix stapled onto wood panel
40 × 40 × 4 cm


In The Mother, the linoleum plate—used in the creation of the Fingerprints series—becomes the final artwork. Bearing ink stains, tape marks, and traces of the printing process, the matrix is no longer just a means to an end but a record of labor, intention, and memory. This piece honors the silent structure behind every impression: the mother form that carries, but is rarely seen.

The Father

Fingerprints

The Mother

Dad by Marco Caridad, 2021 — laser-cut MDF matrix mounted on wood panel, evoking paternal identity

2021
Laser-cut matrix mounted on wood panel
40 × 40 × 4 cm


In this piece, the printmaking matrix itself becomes the artwork. Rather than serving as a mere tool for reproduction, the laser-cut form—typically hidden in the process—is made visible, elevated, and permanent. Padres explores origin, structure, and legacy through the transformation of process into presence.

Fingerprints

Fingerprints

Fingerprints

Fingerprints by Marco Caridad, 2021 — monoprint and linocut on paper, featuring organic ink stains and fingerprint patterns in a pinewood box

2021
Linocut and monoprint on paper using hand-carved and laser-cut matrices, printed with metallic, oil- and water-based inks; mounted in handcrafted pinewood box
36 × 36 cm


In Fingerprints, traditional and digital printmaking converge through a process of layered experimentation. Combining a hand-carved linocut with a laser-cut MDF stencil, the artist explored the interaction between metallic inks and oil- and water-based mediums. The gradual dilution of ink allowed for unpredictable stains and gradients, giving each impression a sense of organic movement—both deliberate and spontaneous.

Video & Performance

Reflejos de lo Imposible

2024 

4-minute video performance exploring mirrors, books, candles, and shadows to examine the tension between knowledge, faith, and desire.

Noche De San Juan

2024

2:08-minute video performance from the Reflejos de lo Imposible series, blending ritual, shadow play, and symbolic gesture to explore the boundaries between visibility, belief, and transformation.

Site-Specific Works

Mural in Vieques – Biolumina Project

Mural in Vieques – Biolumina Project

Mural in Vieques – Biolumina Project

Marco Caridad painting a community mural in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

2025

This mural, painted during the early stages of the Biolumina Project in Vieques, Puerto Rico, intertwines ancestral symbolism and island ecology. Inspired by pre-Columbian cosmologies and the local bioluminescent bay, it transforms a public space into a luminous portal between the past and future. The act of painting this wall was also an offering—to the land, to community memory, and to the healing potential of collective art-making.

Project My Label – Pinecrest Gardens

Mural in Vieques – Biolumina Project

Mural in Vieques – Biolumina Project

Marco Caridad inside a cage during his performance at Pinecrest Gardens, inviting the public to reflect on social labels.

2024

Performance installation where the artist, bound inside an abandoned cage, invited the public to write on paper labels and tie them to the bars—revealing how social stereotypes are imposed and eventually fade over time.

Inside Out Parade - MIFA

Inside Out Parade - MIFA

Inside Out Parade - MIFA

Installation view of Marco Caridad’s “Inside Out Parade” at MIFA, featuring hanging t-shirts

2023

Installation at MIFA featuring suspended white t-shirts, representing the internalized silence and absence of queer representation in public and private spheres.

Desigual Makeup - DORCAM

Inside Out Parade - MIFA

Inside Out Parade - MIFA

Installation of Marco Caridad’s video performance “Desigual Makeup” displayed on five TV monitors at DORCAM.

2022

Installation View at DORCAM. Five-channel video self-portrait addressing queer erasure and domestic violence, presented as floor monitors in immersive spatial arrangement.

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