Jeannette Betancourt

State of execution, 2016
Mixed media. Hand painted "for sale" signs and reproduction of typical residential homes in Puerto Rico. 35 x 66 x 66 inches.
88.9 x 167.64 x 167.64 cm.
Private collection.

State of execution, 2016
Mixed media. Hand painted "for sale" signs and reproduction of typical residential homes in Puerto Rico. Detail.

The showcase of the Caribbean, 2009
Video 5'35".
A view at the implications of consumerism in a society has experienced the lure of purchasing power and the nightmares caused by subsequent debt.

The route, 2016
Wall intervention. Modelling clay, acrylic, wire and graphite.
53.54 x 141.73 x .86 inches.
135 x 360 x 2.2 cm.

The route, 2016
Wall intervention. Modelling clay, acrylic, wire and graphite.
Detail.

The route, 2016
Wall intervention. Modelling clay, acrylic, wire and graphite.
Detail.

The route, 2016
Wall intervention. Modelling clay, acrylic, wire and graphite. Detail.

Statistics I, 2016
Hand-cut credit cards depicting in binary system the personal debt of Puerto Ricans in 2016 (not including mortgage debt). The amount translates to $22,785,800 dollars.
12 panels. 4 ½ x 13 3/8 x 2 inches each.
11.43 x 33.97 x 5.08 cm. each.
Private collection.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Photographs, frames, dog collars and bird cage.
205.74 x 238.76 x 50.8 cm.
81 x 94 x 20 inches

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Detail.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Rocco, being offered for adoption.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.Gretchen, being offered for adoption.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Detail

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. View of resulting installation.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Collar of an abandoned dog.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Collar of an abandoned dog.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Images of how Nando was abandoned at the gates of the shelter.

Statistics II (Nando), 2016
Project with a dog shelter organization in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Photo of Nando, with recovered weight and health.

Economic fauna, 2016
Wood chips, sand, soil and cement.
12.12 x 12.12 x 1.45 inches each.
30.8 x 30.8 x 3.7 cm. each.

Sense of belonging, 2016
Corrugated cardboard, masking tape and various packed objects
8 x 5.5 x 3.5 feet.
243.84 x 169.16 x 106.68 cm.

Debt + Diaspora, 2016
Video: 5'30". Offers a polyvalent view on the situation of puertorrican debt and diaspora in 2016. Its short and long term vision, the alternate consecuences of diaspora, the impact of the government crisis within the architectural landscape and social sphere.

Upon de horizon, 2016
Two antique wooden boxes, photographs and graphite.
6 x 22 x 2 inches total.
15.3 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm. total.

Honorary Visual Arts Creator. National System of Art Creators of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts/ Mexico.

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