Melissa Raymond and René Sandín have been presenting work as a duo since 2009. Working through processes of encounter, documentation and reproduction, and from the coalescence of backgrounds in urban planning and art conservation, respectively, their artistic practice shows a unique approach to notions of territorial identity and tropicality. In recent years, their work has focused on the presence of color in the municipal landscapes of Puerto Rico, revealing a triangular relationship between land, painting and a sense of Puerto Ricanness. Their work has been presented at the Abrons Arts Center in New York, at VisArts in Maryland, Untitled Art Miami, Projet Casa in Montreal and at the Museo de Arte in Puerto Rico, and through galleries and events including exhibitions with Kilómetro, Embajada and El Lobi, and the 2da Gran Bienal Tropical. They are based in Montreal, Québec.
