About
Heyder Reyes is a Cuban-born visual artist based in Miami. His practice spans painting, mixed media, installation, and sculpture, exploring migration, memory, identity, separation, and resilience. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States, including recent projects in Miami. Reyes is known for his recurring use of the antique diving helmet as a symbol of protection, isolation, adaptation, and psychological survival.
Born 1991 in Güines, Cuba
Artist statement
My work explores migration, memory, identity, separation, and resilience through figurative painting and mixed media. A recurring symbol in my practice is the antique diving helmet, which represents both protection and isolation. Through symbolic figures and environments, I examine displacement, belonging, adaptation, and the emotional distance that can exist between a person and the world around them.
Details
- Based in
- Miami, FL, United States
- Works in
- Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Installation, Mixed Media
- Education
- Storyboard, ICAIC Animation Studios
