María Magdalena Campos-Pons is a Cuban-born interdisciplinary artist whose work explores diaspora, spirituality, ancestry and memory. Her performances and installations have been shown at major institutions including MoMA, the Whitney Museum, and the Venice Biennale. Alongside her artistic practice, she is a founder of projects that promote art as a tool for justice, dialogue and social change.

I Am Soil. My Tears Are Water is a one-hour multisensory performance created with musician Kamaal Malak, a former member of Arrested Development and professor of Hip Hop Culture. Together, they bring music, movement and ritual into conversation, inviting audiences to reflect on grief, care, and collective resilience. The performance is rooted in ancestral knowledge and radical love as a force for healing and transformation.

Visit Matanzas Sound Map in the The Tanks at Tate Modern to experience more of María Magdalena Campos-Pons’ work.

Artwork : Untitled (The Right Protection), 1999 · Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons · Lithograph with coloured paper pulp additions · 20 1/4 × 17 1/2″ (51.4 × 44.5 cm) · MOMA, New York, Howard Johnson Fund · © 2025 Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons