Christopher Gregory Rivera is a Puerto Rican artist living between Madrid, Spain and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His work is particularly interested in rescuing, deconstructing and reconfiguring historic narratives through documentary, still life and archival research to promote a better understanding of the present as well as imagine alternative futures.
His latest project “Las Carpetas” reimagines political memory in Puerto Rico by rescuing, photographing and appropriating archives from a secret police division dedicated to political persecution in the US Territory. Aperture Magazine said of the work: “Gregory-Rivera’s work offers the opportunity for us to consider the record of political persecution and to imagine new ways of healing and moving forward.”
The book version of the project titled El Gobierno Te Odia (The Government Hates You) won best First Photobook at PhotoEspaña 2024, was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Prize in 2023 and was also shortlisted for best Image/Text Book at Rencontres Arles.
His work has been shown at institutions around the world including at the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Abrons Center, Smack Mellon and the Maine Institute of Contemporary Art.
