Artist José Ortiz-Pagán on Indigenous Spiritual Practices and Art in a Time of Political Upheaval

Photo Credit: Gustavo García

José Ortiz-Pagán is a Puerto Rican visual artist based in Philadelphia.

His work focuses on harnessing indigenous spiritual practices through murals, installations, performances and spiritual rituals to create community-engaged art.

Ortiz-Pagán spoke to Philadelphia Neighborhoods about what it means to create art in times of political upheaval, the importance of ancestral spiritual technologies, and how he has kept true to himself throughout the years artistically.

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