Pulse De Nuestrx Corazones

Pulse De Nuestrx Corazones was an interactive altar by Mayra Guadalupe and Eliana Cetto in memory of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy at the SOMArts Dia de los Muertos exhibition. The installation seeks to highlight the joy, safety, and belonging found in queer dance spaces. Songs from the community were collected to represent the sense of family, sanctuary, and celebration of queer life found on the dance floor. In tribute to the lives lost, many of whom were Latinx, the living altar was activated by community interaction, dance, and reflection. 

“Pulse De Nuestrx Corazones”  is an interactive altar by Mayra Guadalupe and Eliana Cetto, in memory of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. The installation seeks to highlight the sense of joy, safety, and belonging found in queer dance spaces. Songs from the community were collected that recalled a sense of safety, family, and celebration of queer life found on the dance floor. In tribute to the lives lost, many of whom were Latinx, this living altar is activated by community interaction, dance, and reflection.

In memory of:
Stanley Almodovar III
Amanda Alvear
Oscar A Aracena-Montero
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala
Antonio Davon Brown
Darryl Roman Burt II
Angel L. Candelario-Padro
Juan Chevez-Martinez
Luis Daniel Conde
Cory James Connell
Tevin Eugene Crosby
Deonka Deidra Drayton
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez
Leroy Valentin Fernandez
Mercedez Marisol Flores
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz
Juan Ramon Guerrero
Paul Terrell Henry

Frank Hernandez
Miguel Angel Honorato
Javier Jorge-Reyes
Jason Benjamin Josaphat
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla
Christopher Andrew Leinonen
Alejandro Barrios Martinez
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez
Kimberly Morris
Akyra Monet Murray
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera
Joel Rayon Paniagua
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez
Enrique L. Rios, Jr.

Jean C. Nives Rodriguez
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan
Edward Sotomayor Jr.
Shane Evan Tomlinson
Martin Benitez Torres
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez
Luis S. Vielma
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon
Jerald Arthur Wright