La Borinqueña y La Perla

Kyung Jeon
La Borinqueña y La Perla
2021
Watercolor and gouache on paper
18 x 24 inches, 45.7 x 60.1 cm
Framed
Available: yes

© Kyung Jeon

Kyung Jeon-Miranda imagines, through watercolor and gouache, the superhero La Borinqueña flying over La Perla neighborhood in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was inspired by the paintings of the Endo Period in Japan to make a political comment on the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in 2017. We can observe blue coverings on the houses in the community, alluding to the roofs with blue tarps which are in some place still being used on the island as a temporary cover for homes. At the bottom of the artwork, a dark surface emerges from the seashore, from where La Borinqueña takes flight. Indeed, it symbolizes the reconstruction work that still needs to be done in Puerto Rico.