Ali Santana

Assistant Arts Professor

Headshot of Ali Santana

Ali Santana is a multi-disciplinary artist from Brooklyn, NYC. who skillfully combines creative techniques to produce a unique style of abstract storytelling that he dubs Boom Bap Cinema.

Santana’s work, inspired by community, ritual, ancient technology, and Hip Hop culture utilizes video art, photography, sound design, beat-making, live performance and emerging technology to create work that touches on a range of interconnected themes including Black American culture, urban decolonization and identity.