Join us for the opening day of States of Matter, a sound & sculptural installation by Philadelphia based artist Raúl Romero.

Opening Day Events:
Community Open House: Sat. June 20, 12 - 6 PM
Meet the Artist Reception: 4 - 6 PM

Rooted in artist Raúl Romero’s identity as a Puerto Rican living on the mainland USA, his comprehensive and evolving States of Matter exhibition at Siren Arts explores how culture and language traverse the very water that both separates and connects the island to the mainland. From the historical, resistant rhythms of Bomba to the global sonic dominance of Bad Bunny, culture undergoes its own states of matter: evaporating from one shore to condense, transform, and reshape the landscape of another.

This conceptual, site-specific exhibition by Raúl Romero is also the inspiration for Siren Arts’ 10th Annual Summer Artist Residency Program & Public Performance Art Series, featuring Wednesday evening artist talks at Siren Arts, with Thursday evening performance art events on Asbury Park’s 2nd Avenue Beach July 15 – August 20, 2026.