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Contemporary Floral Medicinal Elucidations from the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano
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Contemporary Floral Medicinal Elucidations from the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano celebrates the profound knowledge of Indigenous peoples, particularly their expertise with medicinal plants and their applications. With funding by the Puffin Foundation, and support from others, I created and framed 13 original acrylic paintings inspired by the illustrations from the Read More
Sheroes of the Ocean
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Sheroes of the Ocean is an ARTSail spearheaded initiative that aims to shed light on the inspiring stories of women who are making significant contributions to ocean conservation. From marine biologists and environmentalists to artists, oceanographers, educators and activists, these women have committed their lives to understanding, protecting, and preserving Read More
Hybrid Zones
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In 2021, together with a colleague, I started investigating the anthracite region in Eastern Pennsylvania, a place with a tremendously layered, complex and damaged history. I’m very interested in setting up associations to open up new ways of seeing materials and the landscapes that are connected with them, as a Read More
Mosaic: An Immersive Artist’s Book of Immigrant Stories
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What began as a community workshop evolved into a deeply personal and collaborative artwork. I created “Mosaic” through a series of community workshops designed as both healing spaces and places of art-making. In these gatherings, recent immigrants from diverse backgrounds came together to share, reflect, and create. We spoke about Read More
Bugs, Trees and Me
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By spreading ideas of concrete actions that will help mitigate the loss of biodiversity, I encourage people change ingrained habits. My puppets show why we should not use pesticides in our grass, not rake leaves, especially under trees, and why we should plant native plants. The performance consists of a Read More
WE HEAR YOU—A CLIMATE ARCHIVE
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WE HEAR YOU—A CLIMATE ARCHIVE commissioned, published, and performed climate stories from 77 youth activists worldwide between 2022 and 2024. The project was a collaboration between the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC, Georgetown University’s Earth Commons and Lab for Global Performance & Politics, and Sweden’s Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten), Read More
Portrait of a Woman
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My current research examines the personal and cultural stigmas associated with female infertility while also raising awareness for the millions of people who seek to build their families though assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This narrative is told through the photographic lens of my own experience with miscarriage, abortion, in vitro Read More
Flight Lessons
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Based on a true story about Peregrine Falcons and humans living at the intersection of wild and urban habitats, “Flight Lessons” is a two-act, six-character, 17-song folk opera exploring themes of recovery, adaptation and making a home in an urban environment via intra and interspecies relationships. The narrative-in-song follows an Read More
Record and Distribute 3ɟutures for Trumpet and Orchestra to Advocate for Environmental Justice
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With the help of a Puffin Foundation grant, I was able to record 3ɟutures for Trumpet and Orchestra, trumpet concerto about climate change, with Ming Luke and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. The recording will soon be distributed to streaming services everywhere, elevating the cause of climate justice through music Read More
American Masculinity
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AMERICAN MASCULINITY is a series of film and photographic works by Markus Denil and Marval Rex, that captures contemporary transmasculine subjects embodying traditional American male archetypes. The series challenges preconceived notions of masculinity and expands our collective memory of what it means to be masculine today. We are living in a Read More