What is AFJ?
AFJ is a presidential candidate.
AFJ is a performance.
AFJ is a question.
Born out of a moment of personal crisis, AFJ began as an experiment:
What if a person could become the version of themselves they needed to survive?
Created by performance artist Abel Flores Jr., AFJ emerged during a period of isolation, when traditional systems of support were out of reach. With no resources, no roadmap, and no clear future, a new identity was constructed—one that was confident, charismatic, fearless, and able to speak.
At first, AFJ appeared in small moments—short performances, conversations, fragments of a voice trying to find its footing. But over time, the character grew. The performances expanded. The line between invention and embodiment began to blur.
AFJ became more than a role.
AFJ is now an evolving performance project that merges theater, civic ritual, satire, and public engagement. Through speeches, live encounters, and community interaction, AFJ invites audiences to examine identity, power, and the systems we participate in—often without question.
Is AFJ a real candidate?
Is this a campaign?
Is it art?
Yes.
But more importantly—
AFJ is an invitation.
An invitation to imagine who we are beyond the roles we’ve been given.
An invitation to participate, not just observe.
An invitation to consider what it means to be a citizen, a creator, and a human being in a rapidly changing world.
This is not just about one person.
This is about all of us.