LETICIA BERDECIA
Leticia Berdecia is a cultural organizer and art director from Puerto Rico. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Puerto Rico, where she engaged in research and collaborations at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Investigations. Leticia's research interests revolve around themes of race, identity, and archival methodologies in the Caribbean, particularly within the context of power dynamics. Driven by these interests Leticia founded Archivos del Caribe, an art and history not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and developing the Caribbean region's history. Currently, she is pursuing her MA in the Comparative Studies of Art, Literature, and Thought program at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

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LETICIA BERDECIA

Leticia Berdecia is a cultural organizer and art director from Puerto Rico. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Puerto Rico, where she engaged in research and collaborations at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Investigations. Leticia's research interests revolve around themes of race, identity, and archival methodologies in the Caribbean, particularly within the context of power dynamics. Driven by these interests Leticia founded Archivos del Caribe, an art and history not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and developing the Caribbean region's history. Currently, she is pursuing her MA in the Comparative Studies of Art, Literature, and Thought program at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

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Nuestro Archivo: Un hogar para la Memoria
art and history exhibition

Nuestro Archivo gathers a collection of historical photographs and architectural surveys done on Cayey, Puerto Rico. With the intention of building community engagement initiatives that oppose the traditional archival methodologies narratives, this project is both: a methodological experiment and a reaffirmation of the power of the people. The project was developed mostly over seven months but continues to expand over an unlimited time while seeking opportunities to grasp new models of archival procedures.

This work was possible thanks to Monument Lab studio, the Mellon Foundation, and the Historical House for Puerto Rican Music.

presented by Archivos del Caribe
under the RE:GENERATION grant
spring and summer of 2022

Adriana Vázquez Acevedo for Nuestro Archivo, Archivos del Caribe. Cayey, Puerto Rico, 2022
Espacios Imaginarios
art and literature exhibition


Espacios Imaginarios is a book that brings together eight Caribbean writers to explore the possibilities of literature. The book experiments with different scenarios by each author to offer an imaginable Caribbean, playing with utopias and challenging the natural format of the prologue and its structure.

Espacios Imaginarios was exhibited at La Casa del Cuento in Cayey with the support of the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement (as part of the Community Engaged Leadership Program).
presented by Archivos del Caribe
by CORNELL UNIVERSITY grant
spring and summer of 2021

Images courtesy of Daliana Alvarado. Cayey, Puerto Rico, 2021
In Albis
a short film on philosophy

Situated in a symbolical limbo and following Godard's script line in Breathless (1960), ‘In Albis’ dialogues about the existence of the soul in modern society. With a black-and-white setting, the film reflects on time as a flexible notion. Plato's dialogues in Fedón are brought back to introduce key concepts to the script.

In Albis was exhibited at La Casa del Cuento in Cayey as part of the Espacios Imaginarios art and history exhibition.

presented by Archivos del Caribe 
as an INDEPENDENT short film
spring and summer of 2021

Stills from In Albis. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2021
📧: leticia@archivosdelcaribe.org