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Buuuurp by @edansitou

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You know what guy, this is real world. by @edansitou

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Being back in maya is very awesomesauce 🦧 taken in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico by @edansitou

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2 months ago

To new beginnings! (∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ taken in El Arsenal by @edansitou

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4 months ago

Me fui de camping !🌛⛺️ by @edansitou

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Últimamente <3 by @edansitou

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Llegué a los 23 y no sé ni cómo.. pero seguímos ❤️ taken in San Antonio, Texas by @edansitou

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7 months ago

Ad astra per aspera.

Super proud of you, my airman 💙 taken in San Antonio, Texas by @edansitou

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7 months ago

01/14/2024 - 01/14/2026 , now and forever ❤️ by @edansitou

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(o˘◡˘o) / <3 by @edansitou

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😳🎃 by @edansitou

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Edan Méndez

Edan Méndez refuses to be boxed in. A multimedia artist from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, they work by instinct across painting, sculpture, engraving, tattooing, and animation.

Their portrait was taken in Paseo de Diego, Río Piedras, a street alive with murals, resistance, and everyday life, a place where art lives with people in community.

Edan started with lápiz y papel, encouraged by a cousin who kept them drawing. Art became an outlet, a way to speak when words felt heavy. “Me siento como si hubiera encontrado una voz que me corresponde, y la utilizo para expresarme” (I feel like I have found a voice that belongs to me, and I use it to express myself).

For a time, not having one style felt like a flaw. Now that range is the point. “¿Por qué no puedo ser todo eso al mismo tiempo?” (Why can’t I be all of that at the same time?) They follow what the work asks for, letting mood and message lead. Art taught Edan to loosen their grip and carry the same freedom into identity. The studio is where they feel fully themself.

Proud of their roots, Edan does not separate art from politics. “Puerto Rico está cabrón. Tenemos que hacer arte sobre eso. Es la única forma de comunicar, la única forma de sacar el mensaje” (Puerto Rico is intense. We have to make art about it. It is the only way to communicate, the only way to get the message out).
Puerto Rico es un mensaje que hay que decir (Puerto Rico is a message that must be said).

They make work that stops people long enough to feel, so that communities see themselves and are not ignored.

@lvr.edan taken in GRAM: Grand Rapids Art Museum by @edansitou

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