Rutamfi

Born in 1998 in Queens, NY, and raised in Forest Park, GA, Ruth Burotte is a Miami-based Haitian American multidisciplinary artist working across character design, public art, and immersive installation. Blending watercolor with digital media, her stylized graphic work explores identity, technology, and cultural consumption. Through underrepresented, often Black female characters, she uses humor and vulnerability to address bias, mental health, and generational trauma.

“My family’s American dream didn’t account for internet culture.” Through character design and Meta animation, I explore capitalist consumption, identity, and self-awareness in today’s digital age. Influenced by postmodern animation and the DIY spirit of early 2000s flash art, my work combines 2D hand-drawn illustration, gritty watercolor textures, and CGI. By shifting between Superflat color schemes, simplified forms, and exaggerated proportions, I highlight the absurdities of modern life and how media shapes identity. Rooted in the Caribbean-American experience, my practice reimagines representation through humor and reflection.