Through his work, Bonilla is motivated by a reflection upon humanity's universal longing for harmony, purpose, interconnectedness, and inclusiveness.

Bonilla examines landscape and habitation as both a material condition and a historical process, where architectural ambition, colonial legacy, and social precarity converge. This is achieved through the presentation of hypothetical environments of abandoned structures, unrealized projects, and incomplete futures that are established as spaces revealing not only economic failure and neglect but also the persistent promise of unrealized social imaginaries.

His conceptual foundation is tempered by his personal experience grappling with the social and psychological confusion left by colonialism. This inherent tension allows him to establish a unique perspective on the concept of site, one that evokes a sense of habitation that emerges from disillusionment yet is ultimately rooted in a profound, newfound hope, which allows him to explore seemingly disparate concepts. These concepts concern existence, the environment, the pursuit of transcendence, and the larger truth of the universe.

In his work, the references to architecture are treated not merely as built form but as a basis for living and community, and simultaneously as a metaphorical infrastructure for memory and continuity. Within architecture, history accumulates, political decisions are spatialized, economic inequalities and resilience are made visible. Abandoned buildings and incomplete developments are therefore not neutral ruins; they represent interrupted narratives and misaligned priorities. His work positions painting and drawing as a site for reimagining spatial possibility beyond failed development models. It insists on learning from the past to responsibly reimagine cohabitation, equity, and collective futures.

Through his work, Bonilla is motivated by a reflection upon humanity's universal longing for harmony, purpose, interconnectedness, and inclusiveness.

Bonilla is a New York based artist and a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.