he/him
Jerry Rodríguez Sosa
My art is rooted in my heritage as a Mexican American, queer artist from Brownsville, Texas. Through printmaking, photography, drawing, and sculpture, I unearth the intersections of my identity with the history and politics of the Borderlands. I navigate a border psyche, where themes of hybridity and queerness deconstruct personal, cultural, and international boundaries. I conceptualize the Borderlands as both physical and ideological spaces disrupted by clandestine crossings. I move between archival imagery and expressive mark-making, combining inks and earth-based materials, such as charcoal and clay to ground my work in the physicality of the landscape. Additionally, I build on my family’s legacy in tile installation, using the concept of tiling to construct layers and patterns of symbols rooted in my heritage. Through my interdisciplinary practice, I challenge personal and collective knowledge, using a visual language that confronts the borders around us.
Terroir, 2024.
Letterpress on archival inkjet print, 8 × 8 in.
Vigilantes, 2024.
Monotype on paper, 30 × 22 in.
Parade, 2024.
Relief on paper, 16 × 14 in.
You Set My Soul On Fire, 2024.
Letterpress, acetone transfer, and spray paint on paper, 14 × 11 in.
Livestock, 2024.
Reductive screen print on paper, 14 × 11 in.