Gum bichromate on Gampi paper.
Handmade prickly pear and kozo fiber paper, using the cactus’s mucilage as a natural binder. Original 4×5 silver gelatin photograph enlarged onto the surface and hand-cut. Framed in solid cherry and cherry plywood. 24 × 19 in (W × H)
Platinum-palladium prints on Gampi paper.
2026 Residency Unlimited, group show, New York
Island Boundaries is a collaborative endeavor that brings together Carol Priego, Sean Wang (Wang Cheng-Hsiang), Juan Miguel Marín, and Matthew Logan to explore the idea of the island as both a physical place and a metaphor for human connection. Through photography, installation, sound, and performance, the exhibition reflects on the visible and invisible boundaries that shape our relationships with landscapes, histories, and one another.
Within the exhibition, Carol Priego’s Imaginary Island traces the transformation of a vanished island in the South Bronx—from native prickly pear habitat to amusement park, shopping mall, and Co-op City—revealing how landscapes are continually reshaped by ecology, power, memory, and imagination.