SYNOPSIS

”RITUALES” is a ten step despojo (cleansing) for all bodies that desire to release themselves of trance of the “American Dream”. Every image is a still from videos shot in the streets of NYC and Arecibo, Puerto Rico of Travieso’s body actively cleansing itself of particular illusions of the American Dream. RITUALES is a 10 part visual series that could be experienced chronologically on a wall or as a 10 page booklet. It was adapted as a performance essay for the “Obituaries Of The American Dream” zine at El Museo Del Barrio show in 2021 (below).