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KIDNETICK “We need more art in the streets that speak up”
KIDNETICK

about the artist

YEARS AS A DESIGNER AND FABRICATOR
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“Art is...like a language that sends a message”
Mark Rivera
KIDNETICK

Mark “Kidnetick” Rivera is an artist who understands that resilience is built with your own hands. Hailing from Santurce, Puerto Rico, he is not just a designer; he is a builder and fabricator whose two decades of experience working with multiple mediums have forged a powerful and unique vision. His time as a former touring musician exposed him to the world, shaping the vision that now drives every project into art.

With over 20 years of experience as a builder in the film industry, Kidnetick brought technical mastery to the raw energy of his artistic practice. Living in the ArtHub of Puerto Rico, he started with street art, using whatever materials were available. This is the essence of self-reliance: taking what others discard—street signs, pallets, upcycled furniture and electronics—to create art that speaks out. His chosen mediums of metal and lighting transform discarded materials into striking statements, sending a message to the viewer about resilience and overcoming adversity. He proves that the tools for a better future can be found in some of the most unlikely of places, sometimes even discarded in the street.

THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLORS

COLLABORATION

Kidnetick's collaboration with CTC is a testament to the urgency and self-reliance that defines our movement. When the need arises, our organization shows up out of nowhere to offer help because we exist to support artists. Kidnetick's work—focused on the powerful theme of empowerment—often requires last-minute, essential support to ensure the message gets onto the platform.

Creating large-scale art, especially out of metal with lighting, presents unavoidable challenges, and collaboration becomes a necessary tool for success. Kidnetick recognized that to make his sculptures sustainable and shine, he needed expert help integrating lighting and solar power. CTC’s role is to provide that crucial, foundational support: literally dropping everything to provide gear, hardware, knowledge, and power. This immediate, hands-on assistance ensures his message, inspired by injustice and standing up for civil rights, is brought to life. Especially for projects as immense as those created for Burning Man. The most rewarding aspect of his collaboration, according to Kidnetick, was direct and essential to the project: having power, which is the ultimate metaphor for self-reliance in a world where systems often fail.

2023
Jíbaro soy...

This piece champions Puerto Rican identity and resilience. The barrios, powerfully depicted behind the machetes, signify the fierce protection of culture and collective strength within our communities.

2024
HABITAT

A testament to raw, intuitive creation, this hand-built, heart-shaped barrio defines community as our most vital habitat. It is a powerful call to foster connection and belonging.

2025
UN NUEVO CAMINO

Translating to "A New Path," this work explores journeys of migration and new beginnings. The barrios carried in the astronauts' packs affirm that our identity and community are always our home.

 
ART PIECES AND INSTALLATIONS MADE
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“We need more art in the streets that speaks up”
COMMUNITY

THE BACKBONE

OF CIVILZATION

REFLECT
EMPOWER
SUPPORT
“Creating big art has its challenges and collaboration is a helpful tool! Lighting and solar power has a part in the sculptures and most of the times I need help from an expert, even just advice can make a sculpture sustainable and shine!”
DISCOVERING

COMMUNITY

Call, Reflect, Demand

Just as CTC seeks to spread hope and awareness with art, Kidnetick’s mission is to create a call to action, a reflection to the viewer, demanding better for his community. In his words, “community is the backbone of civilization,” and art is the language he uses to spread his message of change and support. He understands that this collective support is not abstract; it is a vital, hands-on force that gives support and sustains life.

Powerful Message, Accessible to All

This is why his work is essential: we need more art in the streets that speaks up. Public installations, particularly those crafted from upcycled, street-found materials, ensure that this powerful language is accessible to all.

Inspire the Resilience that Binds Us All

By channeling themes of injustice and civil rights through his chosen medium, Kidnetick leverages the power of community art to spread hope and awareness, proving that shared spaces must be activated to inspire the resilience that binds us all together.

"For [the "Habitat"] build, I’m not using no computer programs, this all, freestyling it. No renders, no blueprints, no nothing.
I’m just going to go freehand, and play by heart.
The whole idea is to have a like neighborhood shaped as a giant heart.

MARK RIVERA
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLORS

IMPACT

The impact of Kidnetick’s work is a direct investment in the future of resilience. Public art projects like his are not simply displays; they are vital tools for empowering new artists, showing them that their vision, even when forged from discarded materials, can command attention and speak to a greater cause.

When one artist is supported, an entire generation of voices can be inspired and validated. When a community sees its struggles and its civil rights championed through street art, it is encouraged to find and accept its collective voice and expression. By supporting artists who speak up, we build a stronger, more resilient community.