I am interested in how connections to the past and future shape how we relate to our present world and each other. Intercommunication between people and our environment sits at the root of my practice.

My work pulls from technological histories, communication tools, and ancient artifacts, such as the Arecibo Observatory, sound production tools, and my Puerto Rican ancestry. These choices balance perceptions of nostalgia, colonialism's exploitation, and our environment to present sound as a versatile tool—audible, visible, and felt through the vibrations it creates.

Sound has the power to unlock memories or create new ones, and I am drawn to it for its ability to transcend barriers and connect with people.

Biography

Raúl Romero is a Philadelphia-based artist and member of Vox Populi Gallery artist collective. He holds an MFA in Sculpture from Yale University School of Art. Romero has exhibited at The Fabric Workshop and Museum and Taller Puertorriqueño (Philadelphia, PA); Locust Projects (Miami, FL); The Kitchen (New York, NY); The Denver Contemporary Art Museum (Denver, CO); Transformer Gallery (Washington D.C.); Delaware Center for Contemporary Art (Wilmington, DE); and The Contemporary Art Museum, The Museum of Science and Industry, and The Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa, FL).