tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88180476856379089782024-03-17T21:29:49.387-04:00dirt palacepippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-19896238252274915302024-01-25T17:57:00.001-05:002024-01-25T17:57:08.597-05:00January 2024 Digest<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 62px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">DIRT PALAC</span><span style="font-family: Futura;">E<br /><br />NEWS!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 60px;"><strong><span style="font-family: futura;">JANUARY 2024</span></strong></span></div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6567397" height="606" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/df27169c-e730-e180-4742-cbdffe189ce4.png" style="border: 0px; height: 606px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div><hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">January 30th at the Wedding Cake House!</span></h3><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Open house / open studios: 4:30-6pm!</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Hang out, explore the house, have a snack, make some friends, and most importantly, see what the artists have been working on! All are welcome<br />No RSVP needed</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Artist presentations: 6-7pm</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Listen to presentations from each of the artists in residence! This event has very limited seating, to RSVP please reach out to <a data-auto-recognition="true" href="mailto:dirtpalacepublicprojects@gmail.com" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">dirtpalacepublicprojects@gmail.com</a> First come first serve with RSVPs. </span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Both the open house and the artist talks will be masked events, and we will have masks on hand. <br />AMAZING LIST OF ARTISTS: <a href="https://likeminddesign.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Amanda Beard Garcia</a>, <a href="https://anneelizabethmoore.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Anne Elizabeth Moore</a>, <a href="https://www.elizabethduffy.net/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Elizabeth Duffy</a>, <a href="https://www.emilypelstring.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Emily Pelstring</a>, Emma Singer, <a href="https://www.ginafavano.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Gina Favano</a>, <a href="https://www.erinzona.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Erin Zona </a></span></h2></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2><img data-file-id="6567421" height="776" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f6ad64ef-09d6-5fbb-c527-52697f30f99d.png" style="border: 0px; height: 776px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h1 class="null" style="font-size: 65px; line-height: 65px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22px;">Animation Screening this coming Sunday (28 January)!!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: 17px;">Doors at 7.30PM, Films at 8PM</span></h1><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Theme is <strong>"ONE THING LEADS TO THE NEXT"</strong>, and we will be exploring animation as intuitive, irrational, untameable movement.</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Featuring films from Mimi Chrzanowski, Annapurna Kumar, Lisze Bechtold, Amy Lockhart and more! </span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">60 Minutes of animation. $10 Pay What You Can. Masked event. </span></h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6567485" height="463" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8f53c11e-b157-2e8f-7c3d-0834ec22c1bf.png" style="border: 0px; height: 463px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Emotional/Weird/Heavy/Chaotic Music Night at the Palace</span><br /><br /> </div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 58px;">WINDOW GALLERY</span><br /> </h3><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> DECEMBER WINDOW ARTIST SHELBY HEAD</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><img data-file-id="6567533" height="598" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/1a230ade-96fa-b569-e7b1-90094d4ab815.png" style="border: 0px; height: 598px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://shelbyhead.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Shelby Head</a> (pronouns fluid) is a sculptor known for their ability to incorporate social content into their accomplished forms. They constantly experiment and challenge themselves to create new work using varied materials to expand their visual vocabulary and scope. Head has worked in public art and exhibited widely in galleries, alternative spaces, and art fairs.</span> <span style="font-size: 14px;">They have received several professional awards, residencies, and fellowships, including the Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2020-22, the TAF Integrated Arts Award 2022-23, the THRIVE Powerhouse Grant in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 2022, and the Creative Projects Grant from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. Head lives and works in Providence, RI.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.shelbyhead.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">shelbyhead.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shelbyleehead/?hl=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">@shelbyleehead</a></span></h2><img data-file-id="6567573" height="393" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/306b2aa2-e055-a697-3d51-18735086f0f5.png" style="border: 0px; height: 393px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">It's a Girl! is a collection of mixed media works assembled from decorative and domestic objects commonly associated with the "feminine". Materials and mediums, through personal association, evoke memory and emotion. The series is not a memorial but rather moves with the subject of misogyny and the questions of gender. The work is both a product of the changing worlds around it and an element of interaction with these worlds. The objects of the work are the objects of the worlds with which it is concerned. By incorporating materials of lived experience – cookware, appliances, and décor – the work challenges a purist aesthetic hierarchy that privileges one set of materials over another based on gender association. This series is a collection of history, politics, and lived life.</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Check out our blog for an interview / conversation between Shelby and artist <a href="https://www.blackburnartproject.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Jean Blackburn</a>.</span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Interview Link Here!!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6567589" height="476" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b45118e3-946c-2708-35dc-9034dca3cf2b.png" style="border: 0px; height: 476px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div><br /><img data-file-id="6481694" height="148" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7f8e1217-0fd8-8600-62e6-c0f578c317e0.png" style="float: left; height: 148px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department</span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> </strong></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h2><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">*******UPDATES*******</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: tahoma, verdana, segoe, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="https://exyl.space/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">EXYL</a></span></span></p><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hello! Oh my goodness it's been so busy. I'll get straight to it, here are some photos: </span></h2><img data-file-id="6567433" height="355" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/f8eb64b2-38b6-db78-bf64-62ac5948b793.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 355px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><img data-file-id="6567437" height="355" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e0f12dec-d0dd-fc9b-8957-9a18fe6596e8.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 355px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 266px;" width="266" /><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> I recently built my downshooter in residency, and then brought it home to DP! It's now a portable little baby that I can bring around with me, and here is a picture of it at New Urban Arts, where I'm currently an artist-mentor<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6567441" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/f12885c5-8b12-f749-1092-978df745a511.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">we had our first animation screening, talked to some people.... animation work in progress night soon??? drinks n drawing night soon????? we'll see what covid allows us to do... I'm ENDLESSLY excited about animation, and I'm so happy to meet so many of you who're excited too!!! <br /><img data-file-id="6567445" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/2c2efc64-b77a-0ab4-da18-0b8abc40c893.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6567429" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/539b0182-e97c-b944-2098-364c4d95545c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br />I went back to Singapore in December. Here is a picture of me struggling through the equatorial heat (left) and eating dessert (right) <br /><br /><img data-file-id="6567473" height="110" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c98187ee-3314-e82b-dabf-cceb0ecf723a.png" style="border: 0px; height: 110px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><img data-file-id="6567477" height="111" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b5f2c2af-fde8-0603-f3ab-aa7aa0ce01fd.png" style="border: 0px; height: 111px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><img data-file-id="6567469" height="110" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/3f4c3b87-792b-af4d-d5f8-573e733ed8f3.png" style="border: 0px; height: 110px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><br />I finished animation for my newest film. It's about a man who needs to get a license plate. Did you know that you can access so many public traffic cameras online just by googling it? I could show you what the I-95 looks like right now. <br /><br />Anyway, that's all for now. Come to the animation screening on the 28th! You won't want to miss this stellar lineup. Stay warm everyone, see you soon! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: tahoma, verdana, segoe, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><a href="https://www.johnfrancisquinonez.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Q (John-Francis Quiñonez)</a></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br /> Ohhhhhhhhh - g a w d! <em>Aquarius season</em>! How did we get here?<br /> The passing of time has felt heavy this early winter - less of a charming big-dog-thinks-it's-small-dog-and-so-is-crushing-lap way and more of I-need-to-seem-normal-at-the-gig-and-all-i-have-to-wear-is-this-granite-jumpsuit kind of a deal. Does that resonate with you? Can I get a <em>Hell</em> Yeah? Please forward me all your "<em>Hell</em> Yeah"s. <br /> Luckily I've learned to appreciate Winter for asking us to slow down.<br />Cozy season at the Dirt Palace has reconnected me to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C069KCfLEq2/?hl=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">painting </span></a>in a way that feels like actual play - beyond the sort of homework gravity that my visual art practice has brought to the table in recent years. I've been enjoying tacking up 2-6 sturdy pieces of paper and frantically bouncing between them. It's an easy joy to get lost in both the textural worlds I've been exploring as well as the near-weeping-12%-horny appreciation for color. Nice things tend to break me. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>~ Some H I G H L I G H T S ~</strong></em></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">* <strong>I released an audiobook</strong> version of Part A from my book of Poems<br /><u>Keep Your Little Lights Alive ((Poems After Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" and Others)</u> - recorded as a semi-continuous read to 800 empty seats at the Columbus Theatre (which I think is funny).<br /><strong> You can check that out <a href="https://john-francisquinonez.bandcamp.com/album/keep-your-little-lights-alive-poems-after-kate-bushs-hounds-of-love-and-others-official-unofficial-audio-pt-1" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Here!</span></a></strong><br /><br />* <strong>My first reading of 2024</strong> is going to be here in Providence<br />at <strong>RiffRaff Bookstore</strong> on <strong>FEBRUARY 8th </strong>in conversation with Zachary Pace! <br /><strong>I hope to hit the road again in SPRING so if you would like me to come through your Series, City, or Institution - Gorsh, I Love to Read Poems! </strong><br /><br />* Still chugging along in the ol' <strong>ice cream</strong> factory (toot toot) at <a href="http://www.bigfeeling.co/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Big Feeling</strong></span></a>!<br />We just dropped a supremely lovely Citrus & Cream lineup this week.<br /><strong>Pint drops are on Tuesdays at Noon!</strong><br /><br />* We are back with a bunch of <strong>movies</strong> over at the <strong>Columbus Theatre</strong>! <br /><a href="https://www.tixr.com/groups/columbustheatre/events/smoke-sauna-sisterhood-2023-dir-anna-hints--91453" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">This Documentary</span></a> in particular looks dreamy! The series I've been curating is also doing its last installment on <a href="https://www.tixr.com/groups/columbustheatre/events/dogs-on-shady-lane-older-brother-dry-eyes-81122" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Jan 30th </span></a> - come through!<br /><br />* I'm hosting a <strong>Queer Open Mic</strong> amidst the rest of our stellar programming at <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lostbagspace/?hl=en" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Lost Bag</span></a>!</strong> Figure Drawing! Rock-Music Shows! Movies! Writing Workshops! aaaand How! <br /><br />* Also - Hey Y'all! I know your Gal clearly has a lot of Tasks going on, but what are the leads on a livelihood? <strong>I am currently seeking additional work</strong> where my<strong> thick resume in Events Coordination, Community Engagement, Project Management, and Education</strong> can be put to best use. Would appreciate leads be sent to johnfrquinonez@gmail.com!<br />Need help with putting together a show here in PVD or Tour Managing though? Send an inquiry to themiddledistancetouring@gmail.com! </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>~~ T H A N K Y O U <br />S T A Y. S W E E T. ~~</strong></em></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="https://www.fernfloods.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">SES HOUGHTON</a></span></strong></span></h2><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-901daa2b-7fff-b5b2-62bc-76efc1a0e7c1" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My February booking is open!! Schedule a tattoo </span><a href="https://calendly.com/fernfloods/fernfloods-tattoo-appointment?month=2024-02" style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;"><u style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">here</u></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">!</span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I’ve been so busy these past couple months! I’m renting a new studio with @bug.tattoos and @fruit_flavored_tats that we’re calling Love Bites and it’s been so much fun so far. I’ve got to do some custom tattoos that have really excited me in this new space that has really kept me feeling invigorated with this practice.</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><img data-file-id="6567365" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/428ddd20-544b-f22c-749d-0774238b2214.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 14.6667px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></span> </p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I’ve honestly done so many tattoos that I’m really proud of lately that I can’t even fit all of them!<br />
In other news, I’m going to be doing a flash day on 1/27/23 from 10AM-7PM at Lost Bag in Providence! I’m so so excited! This amazing flyer is by @cherizhou. There’ll be free hot cocoa!! Wear a mask and come through :)</span><br /></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><img data-file-id="6567369" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/86d6446e-76a1-ad5e-5ed5-f256af371601.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 14.6667px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 479px;" width="479" /></span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-68fcb5f6-7fff-8751-a39a-42a3a59d7eba" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Holiday Faire was a huge success despite the rain and I’m so happy to have been allowed to take the reins with planning it. I really couldn’t have done it without the help I got from Pippi and everyone!!</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Grief update: still grieving! This rainy past month has been kind of rough! I always forget that the normal depression + seasonal depression kicks everything into overdrive. This grief wave has manifested itself in: making art and slowly writing my Auntie Michi back, getting back into writing my physical daily lists instead of in my phone notes, endless fatigue, isolation, and lots of anger about various things! Therapy has helped, but so has creation for different purposes. I’ve been slowly designing a print that I’d like to sell to raise money for a bail fund and that has been a great outlet for a bunch of my Anger.</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Strange to think I’ve already been living at Dirt Palace for six months already?? Time is sprinting, but it feels like that it is in a Good Way. </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY</span></strong></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">hey there :) it's been a while since we last talked. october, i think? and now it's basically february and that's cool? i guess?? the passage of time does not scare me!! <em>anyhow...</em><br /> <img data-file-id="6567637" height="333" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/6a3a713a-6d14-eac6-ff45-bfb5c90797b6.jpg" style="height: 333px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /> <img data-file-id="6567641" height="333" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/d2595580-f209-7341-71c4-cd9285cd6c8f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 333px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br />this winter is reallllyyyyy wintering for me. it's been a slow, quiet one for me filled with a lot of sitting around with my kitty, doing puzzles, binge watching tv, crocheting, reading, dreaming. <strong>~some of my favorite moments~</strong><br />1. seeing Danez Smith and Chrysanthemum Tran live @ the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum<br />i've spent years reading Danez's poetry; underlining, rereading, scribbling notes in the margins, finding myself between the lines of their poetry. they're even more breathtaking in person.</span><br /><img data-file-id="6567645" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/fc104c7e-40ac-fcf5-e62a-8698a32f4c85.jpg" style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; height: 533px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-align: center; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6567649" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/dedea1f5-8782-327d-9c09-a3b267932c5b.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; height: 533px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-align: center; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">2. discovering my mother is also a poet.<br /> <img data-file-id="6567653" height="344" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b8b6a544-8437-5833-328e-d372539b2268.jpg" style="height: 344px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />3. visting the Dominican Republic.<br />mata tiempo means kill time. i wish i was still there.<br /> <img data-file-id="6567657" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/5d51545a-a45e-4645-de55-261dc9d03df6.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 666px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />4. envisioning a new youth program for ProvSlam!<br />i don't believe in january being the "new year". i believe that this is the time of year to rest, relax, reflect, and plan. so that's what i've been doing in terms of my personal life and for ProvSlam. i have a clearer vision for where we are headed in terms of kick starting a new youth poetry/writing program. as220 has been playing a major role and i've been using my time there on wednesdays to do the work. announcements coming soon!!</span></h2> <h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><u><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></u></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Mini tour in a week! Big tour to follow at the end of February. See ya there I hope ;*</span></h2><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/album/the-branches-on-either-side" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6567353" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a8e3b5f4-ce2c-d6e8-3fa6-ab73b85c538b.png" style="height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 482px;" width="482" /></a><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6567341" height="399" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7a655e3a-d200-908a-d339-55d3775ff3d5.png" style="height: 399px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 349px;" width="349" /><br /><img data-file-id="6567345" height="451" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/54c53d64-6e82-67f4-764f-46bfeac03f9e.png" style="height: 451px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 349px;" width="349" /><br /><img data-file-id="6567357" height="530" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/bf42ac78-0833-5309-245c-28ab6a9a4c50.png" style="border: 0px; height: 530px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 349px;" width="349" /><br /><img data-file-id="6567349" height="449" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/38ce2db6-2ed1-30b3-dd35-a16768798cd8.png" style="border: 0px; height: 449px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 349px;" width="349" /><br /> <h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></strong></a></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">The dog's fur has gotten thicker with the season. We spend a lot of time by the river amongst the winterberry and ice. Its been a while since we sent out a digest and so I have yet to share the last form in this context. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdajYzfdib2c63-Hdw62xjnavIHAJ5cDBy5vQrPHQkRrHibaA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Here it is!</a> Its possibly out of season now (it’s an ode to autumn) but its also about apples. If you take all of the oxygen out of a room and make it cold, apples will keep a long time. Which is to say apples are still around and maybe you want to tell me some thoughts about apples. Been working on some illustrations for the illusive book or manuscript, or whatever you’re supposed to call a long-form thing before it actually becomes a thing.</span></span><strong></strong></h2><img data-file-id="6567977" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/c45e4fe0-311e-f9ab-2ac9-c0589da5bdb5.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6567969" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/777b604a-078a-6683-e007-a74a7adcb71f.jpg" style="height: 400px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><u style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><img data-file-id="6567965" height="408" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/38e91495-a972-347e-6347-3b4d0fdce2bf.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 408px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6567973" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/5f860a28-1cad-899d-96d6-e3b0bc3ac922.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></span></strong></span></u><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><u><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">PIPPI </span></strong></span><a href="https://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">ZORNOZA</span></span></span></strong></a></u></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sneek Peak of behind the scenes from filming the new Harpy music video shot by Anabel Vazquez</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6567581" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9fa6934a-0523-0475-49df-b5cc65398a3d.png" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 414px;" width="414" /></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Harpy will playing with some old friends March 15th at the News Cafe</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6567585" height="639" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9f652250-1087-b4cc-bad4-95f75c19123c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 639px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">BULLETIN BOARD!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA KERBER!!!!!</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /> </h2><span style="font-size: 64px;">************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">SOME UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6568057" height="477" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a612806f-a3ac-74f4-0811-882e509783d2.png" style="border: 0px; height: 477px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />Future Ministry Access is offering support to nourish a creative process, neighborhood-minded, with the Rochambeau Community Library!<br />$4,000 artist stipend + $500 for materials and more.<br />Read all the guidelines and apply at:<br /><a href="https://clpvd.org/artintheneighborhood/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">https://clpvd.org/artintheneighborhood/</a></span><br /> </h2><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /> </h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-47749507279390727712024-01-13T15:19:00.000-05:002024-01-13T15:19:21.297-05:00Conversation between Storefront Window Artist Shelby Head and artist educator Jean Blackburn.<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeOrRCHvt70MlI2TEqaluSka6HPDLtK2_GC4e1nSl9DFGSzjfe9nkIKyVnrMwvQHCAc6uQT4Cf8l7By8cCKbwl6WVcq7QXG6WYGkSfsVPT9EKIiJaOgLwAElXO8EigXo3s4s3dflAnMe5sx2NsoF8QM-AwnR5RW5ztew6JYsnvdvLwmBpk8G5H_YAuTM/s572/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-13%20at%201.11.17%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeOrRCHvt70MlI2TEqaluSka6HPDLtK2_GC4e1nSl9DFGSzjfe9nkIKyVnrMwvQHCAc6uQT4Cf8l7By8cCKbwl6WVcq7QXG6WYGkSfsVPT9EKIiJaOgLwAElXO8EigXo3s4s3dflAnMe5sx2NsoF8QM-AwnR5RW5ztew6JYsnvdvLwmBpk8G5H_YAuTM/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-13%20at%201.11.17%20PM.png" width="214" /></a></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="http://shelbyhead.com">Shelby Head</a> (pronouns fluid) is a sculptor known for their ability to incorporate social content into their accomplished forms. They constantly experiment and challenge themselves to create new work using varied materials to expand their visual vocabulary and scope. Head has worked in public art and exhibited widely in galleries, alternative spaces, and art fairs. They have received several professional awards, residencies, and fellowships, including the Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2020-22, the TAF Integrated Arts Award 2022-23, the THRIVE Powerhouse Grant in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 2022, and the Creative Projects Grant from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. Head lives and works in Providence, RI. </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-cb6f84d9-7fff-e84c-9008-0036f525ad85"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.shelbyhead.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">shelbyhead.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shelbyleehead/?hl=en">@shelbyleehead</a></u></span></span></p><div><br /></div></span><p></p><div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-0825c3c3-7fff-f494-6f07-99857e12f244"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">About the Dirt Palace Window Installation </span></div></span><p></p><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDJoI5HpFGoufHLuNUb22JB-hvOMnLZY7P3dwN5N0wc73EVvJq31MxXmsa8aO7BRog9TVYCIgQdx8bvhGurEUMASuRnnXaC7873StHlvG3Nuu1PqrxZ6o6stcZ8pwp5mLq1Of5j-46xsOZYQvln5NjnSpaJvv6mdRufLsBghEzOLOqhkBGyGqWvCOOQ0/s675/Shelby1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's a Girl! is a collection of mixed media works assembled from decorative and domestic objects commonly associated with the "feminine". Materials and mediums, through personal association, evoke memory and emotion. The series is not a memorial but rather moves with the subject of misogyny and the questions of gender. The work is both a product of the changing worlds around it and an element of interaction with these worlds. The objects of the work are the objects of the worlds with which it is concerned. By incorporating materials of lived experience – cookware, appliances, and décor – the work challenges a purist aesthetic hierarchy that privileges one set of materials over another based on gender association. This series is a collection of history, politics, and lived life.</span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Shelby was in the Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery this December - January. Below is a conversation between them and artist Jean Blackburn.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">_______________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jean: A contested concept of home, which is very much alive in your work, has tremendous relevance today, given the multitude of war zones, racism, floods of immigrants, rising fascism, ecological instability, global pandemic, etc. One of your installation pieces evoke a privileged laden dining table, evocative of Thanksgiving. Clearly the evils of racism poison victims and perpetrators alike. How has your research of inherited documents showing your family’s active participation in slavery and the disenfranchisement of indigenous peoples, changed your notion of home and how you understand your family or even the idea of family?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Shelby: My research into my ancestral family documents and North America's colonization has occurred over the past three years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During this time, I collaborated with a group of politically active BIPOC and white artists and art workers on a visual and sound exhibition titled </span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beyond the Whitewash</span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">. The collection of mixed media works explores the legacy and implications of white supremacy, privilege, and silence in the United States. The collaboration allowed me to visit community spaces usually off limits to white people, communities whose spiritual practices are embedded in the culture and ways of living and being.</span></p><div><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQedkwv95wNYMuYVDzZLs6PqST7N2Qo_t5Tg-sYGhMWHWG9MPgf9uk_rVedDwPb1RGSzocwyxJURPkS3zo36PbFG0_x6r5Q9fONU6wi2-9mUjE1ayLDYUbsgmKiY9GJLL_va7qExGFoSR_i0i5bnr-UsijOIrnoorHlCC_MaYJtjk3WCfTURddqX9xaI/s1512/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%203.00.00%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1512" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQedkwv95wNYMuYVDzZLs6PqST7N2Qo_t5Tg-sYGhMWHWG9MPgf9uk_rVedDwPb1RGSzocwyxJURPkS3zo36PbFG0_x6r5Q9fONU6wi2-9mUjE1ayLDYUbsgmKiY9GJLL_va7qExGFoSR_i0i5bnr-UsijOIrnoorHlCC_MaYJtjk3WCfTURddqX9xaI/w640-h508/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%203.00.00%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-ba2c73e0-7fff-3ac5-ee90-8ee1de83fc8e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Superiority Complex, living room installation, Shelby Head; The Wall, Shelby Head
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My experience in Tulsa had a profound effect on me. When I moved to Providence last summer, I committed to bringing anti-racist habits into my home, family, and community. I'm actively searching for venues to exhibit </span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beyond the Whitewash</span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to publicly hold my ancestors and me accountable for our complicity in white supremacy. I've also begun to ask questions about forgiveness, which I will explore in my next series.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: The three pieces from your series “it’s a girl”, installed in the Dirt Palace Windows are beautiful, powerful and evocative. There is such a deeply considered tension struck with your use of gendered materials, between their fluidity and imposed constraints. Can you elaborate on your inspiration for these pieces?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: The inspiration for my 2017 series </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's a Girl! </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">can't be divorced from the politics of the time when a known sexual predator was elected president of the United States. Coinciding with the election was a comment from my then-gallerist during a studio visit. He told me he couldn't show my work in his gallery because the materials I used were considered feminine, so the work was not real art. After his comment, I returned to my studio and began working on </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's a Girl! </span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">using materials associated with the "feminine" to create sculptures on the subject of misogyny, rape, abortion, and women's work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRy6Z56rvb40V2JTANtf8-smuq95zveyePuZ2Yj7LlOEE8DEO34YYBNCTLpjz2qbS0fjkI7ODVaJrSrdF41bCCSO2VXpHZpIE0X2jm_STR1cG6w9TswQ2FP1KlXNa291JCmxBdI-XDzpGhexS1aTNMu_OnnKdj6HJwFJXMFPMnhSP1HK36ATADdYg3vk/s1048/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%208.48.38%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1048" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRy6Z56rvb40V2JTANtf8-smuq95zveyePuZ2Yj7LlOEE8DEO34YYBNCTLpjz2qbS0fjkI7ODVaJrSrdF41bCCSO2VXpHZpIE0X2jm_STR1cG6w9TswQ2FP1KlXNa291JCmxBdI-XDzpGhexS1aTNMu_OnnKdj6HJwFJXMFPMnhSP1HK36ATADdYg3vk/w640-h420/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%208.48.38%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ada9a7c7-7fff-a6ef-7da9-70295727565e"><span style="color: #7c7c80; font-size: 9.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Woman's Work, 52"x 60"x 14", frame, table vise, pipe insulation, aluminum flashing, buttons, wallpaper, vacuum cleaner hose cover, stockings, kitchenware, needlepoint frames, thong, 2015-17
</span></span></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-23c30019-7fff-0d84-b1e0-aeb7de8ae7bd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">JB: To follow up on that, during your residency in Tulsa, you wrote:
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Elasticity is one of the fundamental characteristics of queer; its very nature is fluid. Thus, this series of artwork is faulty, even pointless, in its endeavor to exact queerness through form. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">How has this concept of fluidity changed or influenced your work and the materials you use?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: I began my research into Queer theory six years ago when my son came out as a transgender woman, challenging my beliefs about gender as binary. While the concept of fluidity has been present in my art practice for most of my adult life, it was difficult, even painful, to apply elasticity to my understanding of gender. The sculptures critically examine the pressures and assumptions I had around gender, showing my struggle, flaws, misconceptions, acceptance, and, in the end, personal freedom. The collection is not only a visual diary of my exploration of Queer, but it also provided me with the vocabulary necessary to identity as genderqueer.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: Research is an integral part of your work. In addition to the use of personal letters and documents from your family, it has also included video recordings of community members with a diversity of viewpoints. How do you see yourself navigating the territory between public and private? Is there a boundary? How much do you wish to shape the message the viewer receives? What audience do you intend your work for?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: My work is biographical and often a psychological exploration of my life experiences. My research and art-making often take several years of solitary work where, from time to time, I invite trusted friends to challenge, critique, and discuss the work. When a series is complete, the private and personal become public through collaborations and exhibitions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My target audience is those of us who support authoritarian, classist, and gender binary thinking, in particular, my community of white women and men who see themselves as victims and participants of patriarchal power. </span></p></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7IZaod_tJ0yGGRUBO4DzM7i606BNklokV31ROWyouHeCPFJRs6YY-IE7AStB2qY5XdV3poiuExH-DQ2TZVvgHf5FJVCnlXwhFoknvOwBTUjTe0OtYozRHwdVoj-MiPCH4CHXbIMFb0a-I0PoAKQDR3QicvbonJf0r7j4oQ7OdFFyM1m5MmJTEP7iS0c/s1800/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%202.59.26%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7IZaod_tJ0yGGRUBO4DzM7i606BNklokV31ROWyouHeCPFJRs6YY-IE7AStB2qY5XdV3poiuExH-DQ2TZVvgHf5FJVCnlXwhFoknvOwBTUjTe0OtYozRHwdVoj-MiPCH4CHXbIMFb0a-I0PoAKQDR3QicvbonJf0r7j4oQ7OdFFyM1m5MmJTEP7iS0c/w640-h426/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%202.59.26%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Structural Damage, Shelby Head</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-168f61ac-7fff-fd33-6cb3-9fdf908c2d0b"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The point is not to lay blame but to give white people (and others) an opportunity to look closely
at U.S. laws, policies, mistakes, ideologies, social constructs, and abuses and imagine new
possibilities and different understandings of our past and present - to see our shared humanity
as deserving of dignity, rights, knowledge, social projects, and equity for all. The viewer is
offered a platform where diverse voices can be heard and represented, a powerful reminder that
we are all connected. Our collective stories show, not tell—and move the viewer to make
powerful connections with their own life stories</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><span style="color: #7c7c80; font-size: 9.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">
</span></span></span></p><div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">JB: What are the biggest influences on you? On your work?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">SH: I’m interested in craftsmanship and works of art that create an elegant and intricate
balance between depth and simplicity, whether in the visual arts, dance, architecture,
writing, theater, or music. Each of my series comes with its own set of influences, and my
current interests include religion and spirituality, installations, soundscapes, and
collaboration with other artists. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The group of artists and art workers that have had a profound effect on my personal life
and art practice in recent years include collaborators Welana Fields Quetoh, -
Curator/Writer, Osage/Muscogee/Cherokee Nations; Nathan Young - Multidisciplinary
Sound Artist, The Delaware Tribe of Indians/Pawnee Nation/Kiowa Tribe; Warren
Realrider – Multidisciplinary Sound Artist, Pawnee/Crow; Bobby Martin – Native Visual
Artist, Mvskoke Creek Nation; M. Florine Démosthène – Black Visual Artist; Phetote
Mshairi – Black Entrepreneur; Poet; Author; Publisher; Performing Artist; Teaching Artist;
Poetry Slam Champion; Mentor; Advocate; Actor; Songwriter; Playwright; Curator; Host;
and Keynote Speaker; Joel Daniel Phillips - white Visual Artist.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">JB: Part of your series “am i that name?”, the small works on paper, all black and white, at quick glance appear to operate in the realm of modernist abstraction, playing adeptly with intertwining figure and ground relationships. However, with a closer perusal, I see they are closeup drawings of your posed stick figure sculptures. They use a remarkably interesting and gendered array of materials including charcoal, oil stick, lipstick, eyeliner, and frames of cast cement. Can you elaborate on those choices?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC5IGVvN6T2BTs5KtqcnEoL9O8Xcn0IFSWxw-SMLZdRk1MydyawtLm7TDYLRqZXG_TMHRj6HxRnS9-EIkNNWXf-JWlF1fQRkG0quMi3-1TK4reWIcn6sAxroGEnYRqsdoxk77n5cNTaLki6I5aBD2FsjRI_UYc2fpn960MxJguUQ1HqcTuH4Gr6YFKI8/s1250/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%204.35.38%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC5IGVvN6T2BTs5KtqcnEoL9O8Xcn0IFSWxw-SMLZdRk1MydyawtLm7TDYLRqZXG_TMHRj6HxRnS9-EIkNNWXf-JWlF1fQRkG0quMi3-1TK4reWIcn6sAxroGEnYRqsdoxk77n5cNTaLki6I5aBD2FsjRI_UYc2fpn960MxJguUQ1HqcTuH4Gr6YFKI8/w606-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%204.35.38%20PM.png" width="606" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; 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color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-size: 9.5pt;">Place no. 6, 15"x 14", charcoal, oil stick, lipstick, eyeliner, cast cement, 2021-22</span></p></span></div></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-9eeae650-7fff-600a-3ef3-27db1dfbdd0c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: A common thread running through my work is my use of material; I choose materials that are not passive but objects that actively contribute to the subject of the work. In this series, I was interested in the normative hierarchical power structure of gender and sexuality expressed through stick figures and the queer use of everyday materials and objects such as industrial equipment, hardware, and decorative wallpaper, materials that are commonly associated with either the "feminine" or "masculine".</span><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The figures appear to be metal but are made out of a two-part urethane resin and spray-painted flat black to give the work the appearance of metal. I used black throughout the series because of its dichotomy: sophisticated and primitive, emotional and intellectual; the absence of color evokes a strong response. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The works on paper were inspired by the shadows cast on the walls from the sculptures. The work enlarges body parts from the figures and, in most cases, renders the shapes as black silhouettes. I began using charcoal and experimented with oil sticks and make-up as a medium. I found success in applying black lipstick and eyeliner on top of the charcoal, giving the black a deep and rich quality. I returned to the paper and used a razor blade to scrap aside some lipstick, creating texture and showing the art-making process.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: I noticed that on your website that you don’t use any capital letters in the titles of your work or your labels. Constructs of language and its limitations clearly figure in your work. Can you speak about how language defines things and its relationship to your larger art project? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: Gender. Race. Age. Intelligence. Marriage. Groundhog Day. Language follows specific rules, shaping how we understand the world. The definition of a word exists because people in a particular group or society believe the meaning is authentic and valid. As a result, language isn't neutral. It emphasizes certain things while ignoring others. When a community's accepted beliefs about power and privilege are perceived as objective truth, it can have serious social, cultural, and political consequences.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0d0d14; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My art practice challenges social and linguistic constructs in the United States through precisely made artworks organized into collections. The work covers various topics and techniques that investigate behavior, media, policy, and institutions as tools of oppression.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: Façade figures prominently in your work. Your installation “am i that name?” projects video images onto architectural constructs from a multitude of directions, creating shifting and layered images and identities, as well as complex areas of light and shadow. How do you source your video imagery?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: The video installation at Melton Gallery on the University of Central Oklahoma campus was a collaboration between Carrie Kouts, the gallery director, and me over three days of experimentation and play. The installation includes five projectors situated at different heights, projecting four separate videos of three-minute looped portraits of Queer folk throughout the gallery. The portraits are moving and still images - part photography, part film, and part performance. The two custom-designed screens cast shadows, and different-sized broken portrait projections compel a closer look. The work becomes interactive when the viewer casts a moving shadow on the wall, and the image is projected onto the person. The installation is a queering of sound and space through material, soundscape, and the placement of the videos and speakers throughout the gallery. (Keep your eye out for Carrie. She moved from Oklahoma to Providence this past summer and is in the RISD MFA sculpture program. She’s lovely!)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: In your series “in a measured line” you use light emanating from behind a drawing or beneath a sculpture to destabilize our assumptions about the object or the image. It implies a space we cannot fully apprehend, or perhaps a façade. Can you say a little bit about your use of light in these pieces?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9QrnmbRSQl0i8SWcp90wdpLuwrddTG_UJwGvNcDRPk-MzjfIPMVH37HMxebAXeZ1PUi22qkvIcevv-rhFGIbHj80jvx632o1qHHU7QUcpQwLFw9iuNc9bnYOH3XtVc5AAlPKejEoTsl1yYMQLagnkWTuUuYB7698ysIJNSiMaYnY_LybkyLzRaQgo54/s1068/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%204.39.40%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9QrnmbRSQl0i8SWcp90wdpLuwrddTG_UJwGvNcDRPk-MzjfIPMVH37HMxebAXeZ1PUi22qkvIcevv-rhFGIbHj80jvx632o1qHHU7QUcpQwLFw9iuNc9bnYOH3XtVc5AAlPKejEoTsl1yYMQLagnkWTuUuYB7698ysIJNSiMaYnY_LybkyLzRaQgo54/w582-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-12%20at%204.39.40%20PM.png" width="582" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2159520e-7fff-8744-7550-f54e99b1e642"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7c7c80; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rage, Rage against the Dying of the Light, wood, foamcore, paper, LED lights, 6’x 6’x 5.5”, 2014-15</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: In this collection, LED lights are embedded behind the surface of each piece and partially illuminate the space inside through various breaks on the surface. These openings give a glimpse into a private and mostly hidden inner landscape. Light and, at times, material escape onto the two-dimensional surface, creating a dialogue between the flat plane and the three-dimensional space inside. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I used light as an element in this series to explore the concept of spirituality. As a lifelong atheist, I approached the possibility of a god with deep skepticism. Although this work opened a door, I moved on to other subjects after completing the collection.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">JB: Shelby, you have a very diverse practice including installation, video recording and projection, sculptural fabrication, and works on paper. There is certainly a lot in play in the world that is relevant to your work. What is next for you?</span></p><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SH: In addition to writing grants and marketing </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beyond the Whitewash</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Am I that Name?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> It’s a Girl! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">to universities and museums for exhibitions, I’m researching the subject of spirituality, forgiveness, love, and community for a new series. I’m asking questions about the ways I can use knowledge to examine my actions and beliefs critically. I’m interested in the difficult work of care, being responsible, showing respect, and willingness to change despite my resistance. I am looking for the “thing” that provides the courage and strength to stand up for my beliefs and be accountable in word and action. I’m drawn to those with an active spiritual life whose daily practice embraces the qualities I seek in this series.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">_____________________________________________________________
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-ai2hBjWpOjfwbarxTTBLaiZf9vkmLfIms171M9yGpclOGLq66BD1TEdvT8W3SQCLzKvJiUtVbdp4iYmkmClD-0_69oG5ZhJGRDBj7f_eT2Ne81lKk4hkERV6K6cbAGoJeJEswFHW34_9A6FFh3ls_89I6k6To7Z-GMA6da9Qjw34BVv6O00504qPk0/s1544/Jean%20Blackburn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-ai2hBjWpOjfwbarxTTBLaiZf9vkmLfIms171M9yGpclOGLq66BD1TEdvT8W3SQCLzKvJiUtVbdp4iYmkmClD-0_69oG5ZhJGRDBj7f_eT2Ne81lKk4hkERV6K6cbAGoJeJEswFHW34_9A6FFh3ls_89I6k6To7Z-GMA6da9Qjw34BVv6O00504qPk0/s320/Jean%20Blackburn.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-8ec87eef-7fff-d66e-c8fd-dbe9cf28634c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jean Blackburn is a contemporary painter, sculptor and educator who “finds ways to re-assemble objects so that they achieve levels of significance and emotional resonance one would barely have imagined possible” (Michael Amy, Sculpture Magazine). Her paintings and sculptures address the domestic settings’ power to shape and reflect our understanding of the world. Blackburn has exhibited her work throughout the US and Internationally, including at the DeCordova Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Aldrich Museum, John Michael Kohler art Center, Neuberger Museum, and the Ierimoti Gallery in Milan. Her work is held in museums and private collections around the world. Additionally Jean has worked as an Archaeological Illustrator in Petra, Tuscany, New Mexico and New England. She received a NYFA Grant for sculpture and worked as a visiting critic at numerous institutions including Anderson Ranch, the Vermont Studio Center, and Brown University. In 2014 Jean was awarded the John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching for her teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design where she has taught for many years. She resides in Providence, Rhode Island.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.blackburnartproject.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.blackburnartproject.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/jean_blackburn/?hl=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.instagram.com/jean_blackburn/?hl=en</span></a></p><div><br /></div></span><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
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Holiday Faire!!! 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Vendors! Gifts! Snacks! Photo opps!! Take a picture of yourself as a giant egg!!</h2><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh6ogVHUv1hTBoktMIOQ8uAyad0BKo-JauoibFN8bR8-NJ2sG_5-nkRQO7okMyqP_oa7Gc5moorjgof4cTgu3jnXlOwl70K5bPeSTqdOew9Mnlw6HeYMl9mbCXZMKjns8ddwmVJURVO90ZxFO0G2tB76BipNNgcdCmiVNkZaENGM_YOrPP8VMoBjbW0C5BZSRwa_quZgy0o1G7uBqMG6MsEqaKI=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 279px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br />Usually we host the faire late in the game so that you can get in all your "last minute shopping holiday needs"<br />But we're switchin it up!<br />This year why not get it all done early??!!?<br />RIGHT?!?!<br />Less stress!!! Then you can ride high and free all December. Well... at least through till the 15th, 24th, 26th or 1st. Why not? You deserve it!<br />Come down to DP Classic and get all your gifts in one spot and treat yourself in the process!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;">AMAZING LIST OF VENDORS: </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">addie boyd, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Angels Collective, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Beatrix Urkowitz, </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Binch Press / <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://Queer.Archive.Work&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw1_FYD4Q0183ymDV325NmbQ" href="http://queer.archive.work/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Queer.Archive.Work</a>, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Cathy G. Johnson, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Celeste Diaz falzone, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Club Darnell, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Feltmythical Imaginings, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Ian Cozzens / Secret Door Projects, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">In Between, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Ingrid Matison, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Isabel Bronston-Joseph, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Jacob Berendes, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Jenesis Ceramics, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Jules Sharpe, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Jules Z , </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Lara Henderson, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">LN Foster and Sam de Poto, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Lost Bag Store, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Luci Dead Limb,</span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Maddie Dennis, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Marius Keo Marjolin, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Meg Powers/ EYEBALL JELLO MOLD, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Mel Brown, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">mer, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Mike Knives, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Nat Brennan, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Public Plastic, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Ruby Lopez, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Ryn</span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">caddick, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Sarah Schwartz Ceramics, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Steve Beres, </span> <span style="font-size: 18px;">Tommi Parrish, Lupinwood Collective </span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-282113138067768822templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-282113138067768822templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;"><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-282113138067768822templateContainer" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;"><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 36px;">WINDOW GALLERY</span></h2><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjjt9oIH1DkkmJWcMShHzVtAQ9VMPy-4NNVE7rhF4iykgx5pAjcFszE6EwKP3JzDFh-KGmq4HH5HSWnenJKgNjU5fE66UcyQaYlMfqnS48bYPeMR50yZ_MyXOHCXEnYZYsXPdMIEYS8spZVth7z_vNuyAcfHNzQmF2q9WFdnnpZbAR94SLD2xF-xURjleyNvrPSP2jHfGERSOpvWB-L4QTNMq5g=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 450px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /><br /><br />Storefront Window Gallery artist <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dccb1585b8e%26e%3D943c27fd2f&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw0FgH9klxDxlzEM-bskFYby" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=ccb1585b8e&e=943c27fd2f" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">DJ Chappel</a><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhKT230sRqYNISxpOzHk8S_gUavpm_eS4XOQqYwtMTaUpQ9piOjMlLQMd8TGeTOoc4qZvSk-NsrWD1GHf25fHKGOgBfyEArtD87TYURASbSkBKlImajfbdyEkKcL2THdUMIk3WPXxzLrE7I0BAkuHd8hEUEAD7MNoUQeZBjwiPOvyIdD2-PULKc9GHHFkmm_EUSsH7AWLGF9408qdMybpte3AWG=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 413px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong id="m_-282113138067768822docs-internal-guid-6995219c-7fff-7ab7-3554-7176c09c2242">INTERVIEW</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Def4a8d3473%26e%3D943c27fd2f&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw0TcEEqPoUp-XaVS3lNwgpT" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=ef4a8d3473&e=943c27fd2f" style="color: black;" target="_blank">DJ</a> was in the Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery this October - November. Check out this Interview conversation Between DJ and artist <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D2cfb1c404f%26e%3D943c27fd2f&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw3L1xH_SNXQAmDoZ-DfD2m0" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=2cfb1c404f&e=943c27fd2f" style="color: black;" target="_blank">HiTiger</a> for Lovers Fight Tonight on our blog - </strong></span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D89d06cb5af%26e%3D943c27fd2f&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw2Dc-wm43CC13qlr-QjOVpC" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=89d06cb5af&e=943c27fd2f" style="color: black;" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></span></h2><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgwRVYSUrAIaP10O-kr_4nsr5o4tcYViFNLtw4M43fVKh9W6I8nT_8E0jA3_DT8Mm3VdJ2v-WvxE9MbLQRtQfMW0y1VMvyLEJ_zy25vuZlqRyUBqzZA4ijLZ8uQlHp1LJNr3B2gI-jnIUlPQKz_R6ELDBOSayh4aEUBZUykPMK35MtSoW69jwm-FbZqVe-Mv-_8mogg5etI887RW6A3OkweR38O=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 502px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" tabindex="0" width="500" /><br /><br /> </h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-282113138067768822templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhcYst2tDsQfazH8v3OyxGck1hbbBVmPDD1MiIAUtn04CC2zkVqS5mrD5qZ9gYPX4qttjnUVE3SlpowXJD-KgQDL7GQ-1QtZk93R5F0LFhzPlp3EuUQXo9FfXqZ0D6lI_48SClE7cfF3mdi4O35tYZ4EfZP0BSkEPxA26OSS2jkzRD5KegYVTsd058LT3kSRg-sMYWCpKk6UE0VvqIG73y8EnUk=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 337px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></strong></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Introducing Interlace Grant Fund's 2024 Project Grantees!</span></h2><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Interlace Grant Fund is proud to announce a new cohort of recipients of Project Grants for visual arts projects produced and presented in Providence. The grants, totaling $54,000, support new and experimental work by local artists who have visions for projects that might otherwise fall outside of traditional arts funding opportunities. </span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #740d11; font-family: lato, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Awarded Projects & Artists</span></span></h2><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-623d4143-7fff-40c7-99f6-f82bfe6f2a68">African American Paradise </strong>| DJ Chappel<br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-a61da7e4-7fff-75e3-70b0-07c7c22c9205">Bodies of Water, Bodies of Land, Bodies </strong>| Linda Ford <br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-733fbd6c-7fff-b34b-6fb3-bff5d70e3aea">Cambodian Photography Project</strong> | Kannetha Brown<br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-22c933c8-7fff-e276-0475-ad04af9710ac">Tree of Life for Breast/Chest Health: Self-Exam and Early Detection Save Lives </strong>| Eliza Squibb with Selam Bedada<br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-a17718b5-7fff-1af8-306f-e2ea8965692b">GOD’S PROVIDENCE </strong>| Leiyana Simone Pereira <br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-68ca28a4-7fff-4ead-877d-40045dd57444">In the Mood For Love </strong>| Rafael Taveras<br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-34be297f-7fff-7d43-a3b3-7965ae2519be">Interwoven Crossroads: Celebrations, Dreams, Sacrifices, and Struggles of Filipinos in Providence </strong>| Bhen Alan <br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-d240acfc-7fff-aff1-74a1-d4c7d9d35fe3">Rhode Island Bird Guide</strong> | JooHee Yoon with Marie Otsuka <br /><strong id="m_-282113138067768822m_1226734164060506741docs-internal-guid-0b50a918-7fff-e86e-f4ec-2cb03aab6a5b">SCULPTING SILENT NARRATIVES </strong>| Janice Lardey</span><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dc8f35ba0b2%26e%3D943c27fd2f&source=gmail&ust=1702225611890000&usg=AOvVaw2TUhLWa5MQblfLIBesgOqq" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=c8f35ba0b2&e=943c27fd2f" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">To learn more, please find project descriptions and artists' biographies here.</span></a></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-14208538333973881932023-12-06T00:28:00.001-05:002023-12-06T00:34:19.792-05:00 Conversation between Storefront Window Gallery Artist DJ Chappel and artist HiTiger for Lovers Fight Tonight<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://dauanjacari.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"> DJ CHAPPEL</span></a> interested in the relationship between clothing and movement and its influence on our character. He envisions himself as a future ancestor creating primary resources for following generations of gay black men. His training in dance and pattern making diversifies his work ranging from handmade garments and artifacts to interactive performances and installations. While studying at Point Park University's dance conservatory and working at the campus costume shop, DJ was developing a balance between the two mediums. The release of his ready to wear brand, DualityJunkie (2018), has allowed him to combine all of his techniques. DJ recently has been expanding to solo exhibitions, with his debut at World Fair Gallery and most recently at Larrie nyc. DJ’s has interviews published by Cultured, Essence, Office and Paper Magazine. DJ has also performed at The Shed and The Bronx Museum of Arts.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJ was in the Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery this October - November. Below is a conversation between
him and artist <a href="https://www.loversfighttonight.com/" target="_blank">HiTiger for <span style="color: #351c75;">Lovers Fight Tonight.</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">________________________________________</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5BcvApako_Tga0JTM8viaUxp2g9YxnZROti3lifVyu6llfM-rn8R8M_-yjsyvMErhuQwL5UXWNeHfTcxqvHPpHckjqWehS5FHjQ4Mml39LCCjZ0sn73KixtCl-kTLpTegC7-ngN-uLFQaQRgAHkA7fSim74s-6EPhfVSDH-irK3EpI2p9AjQVigKE6U/s1600/tempImage2Mut02.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="870" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5BcvApako_Tga0JTM8viaUxp2g9YxnZROti3lifVyu6llfM-rn8R8M_-yjsyvMErhuQwL5UXWNeHfTcxqvHPpHckjqWehS5FHjQ4Mml39LCCjZ0sn73KixtCl-kTLpTegC7-ngN-uLFQaQRgAHkA7fSim74s-6EPhfVSDH-irK3EpI2p9AjQVigKE6U/w653-h870/tempImage2Mut02.gif" width="653" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: I took this question out but fuck it, what do you think about love? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: LOVE IS LIFE. Love has been the motivation of most of the major decisions I’ve made in my life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: What place does music hold in your life? What music are you listening to now, grew up on, hope to explore in the future?
</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: I keep a radio playing on the classical channel as my two parakeets sing along. I usually always have music or some sound playing. I grew up in one of the most active cities in the world. Sometimes silence is hard for me. I'm into music that sounds dreamy or like a video game. Lyrically I crave humor so Nicki Minaj will always be in the mix for me. I want to get into making music, rn I'm at the virtualdj8 on my computer stage. But I imagine my first rockstar track will be called “ Don't buy fake clothes with real money” and the album might be called “Confessions of a Project Baby.” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/chappeldauan/playlists"><span style="color: #351c75;">https://open.spotify.com/user/chappeldauan/playlists</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Soundcloud: <span style="color: #351c75;">https://soundcloud.com/daone-chappel?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=BE1696ED180448EE920941B8721E6B4B&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: What other artists working now do you see with similar ideas and do they influence you or are you in conversation with them through your work? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: Ryan Cardoso is one of my main collaborators and inspirations artistically. We both love films and theater so this allows us to have a similar frame of reference when creating. He has an amazing ability to skim the line between a candid image and high fashion photo. We are also multimedia artists which is very reliable because when we discuss a project we look at it from all mediums which allows us to communicate our vision clearly. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosznmiqlt2iLVJE2EWSA1iITu9de_vPJ8xvfhkArLxuQE50U-32lMJYCwZ_UJDZmItBjbPGU0f6HKmNJtZnSImLqhS8a3jm6JmSJMeMTLc9OeJrSRJuxtUAaTOLFRqgU6dFWYYti8-vEdhe4GFbLe0wceT_D4yaVWeBZHk5pB9pX_C_DGtk8hdh7WbyY/s1600/IMG_3145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1600" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosznmiqlt2iLVJE2EWSA1iITu9de_vPJ8xvfhkArLxuQE50U-32lMJYCwZ_UJDZmItBjbPGU0f6HKmNJtZnSImLqhS8a3jm6JmSJMeMTLc9OeJrSRJuxtUAaTOLFRqgU6dFWYYti8-vEdhe4GFbLe0wceT_D4yaVWeBZHk5pB9pX_C_DGtk8hdh7WbyY/w640-h462/IMG_3145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: Do you feel compelled to solve a problem? If so, what problem are you solving with your work?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: I used to say “ I want to correct the miss documentation of gay black men blah blah blah,” but I'm not into that anymore. I don't have a “problem!” Now I feel like this is therapy. Lol. But I actually only want to bring beauty into the world so the only problem I'm compelled to solve is the issue with production of all the sexy womens shoes only going up to a size 41. I need to look good too. They need to make bigger shoes so I can't stop binding my feet in these little lady heels. The other day a customer sent me a message telling me she hasn't taken her boxer skirt off since getting it, she has been inspired to play in her closet more. So if I can solve the problem of universal lack of style then vote me into office. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetQUZnvbTYw_zi9Uu8c6o-V5p8-hzaBxppgdvQ3bvZlQdckHGWMUMRisYmfIK-MZlb9hmmfqiUlIUAapxZAelwmhvTO-YH5gfHB5JFCV94PyS5H_WWB1Q49fNoDFOxLrb5btDLG8oKUOINFHa0ZL9M68WseL3zeG-29TndM1un_iMUDXbi0qOr21E_Qg/s1600/181A9052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1117" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetQUZnvbTYw_zi9Uu8c6o-V5p8-hzaBxppgdvQ3bvZlQdckHGWMUMRisYmfIK-MZlb9hmmfqiUlIUAapxZAelwmhvTO-YH5gfHB5JFCV94PyS5H_WWB1Q49fNoDFOxLrb5btDLG8oKUOINFHa0ZL9M68WseL3zeG-29TndM1un_iMUDXbi0qOr21E_Qg/w299-h428/181A9052.jpg" width="299" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOqIyunEci1z5O5DMKekKz4X7NOlfJewRc5lShp_Dv7euDwdyhsvDD9N9WgVn-qWBK0tUWuXCavQoKPpBIvyLW2ahrSN_r_gAG5Ajto5hQySiO-fnuq7dFZWjtqui1yHDaQb6MgXQfOaEceTLWBs7suxkfMOnIYTeAwZ3qIKu19cKU3xUEbpoTqqpv4Y/s1600/181A9079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1128" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOqIyunEci1z5O5DMKekKz4X7NOlfJewRc5lShp_Dv7euDwdyhsvDD9N9WgVn-qWBK0tUWuXCavQoKPpBIvyLW2ahrSN_r_gAG5Ajto5hQySiO-fnuq7dFZWjtqui1yHDaQb6MgXQfOaEceTLWBs7suxkfMOnIYTeAwZ3qIKu19cKU3xUEbpoTqqpv4Y/w302-h427/181A9079.jpg" width="302" /></a><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />LFT: I love your silhouettes, the structures. I feel the dance when I look at your work. Where are you now as far as the ways you integrate movement, the act or idea of ceremony, and constructing garments?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: So I actually have been expanding on my curiosity in movement and garments as a movement coordinator for photo shoots. My background in dance and theater has really been showing itself lately. Daily, I spend at least an hour sexy dancing in the mirror before I leave the house, then when I get into the studio I runway walk around as I prepare for the work day. Fling fabrics behind me for special effect. Even as I'm sewing I have a chair that has an exercise ball in it so I can bounce along to the music. I also have a pair of heels that I keep near the machine that I usually end up having just one on so I can use the foot pedal. I feel that garments have a major influence on our emotions and personality. So I feel like most of the day is me defining relationships with silhouettes through movement. I'm enchanting my creations when I try them on and dance in them. Everyone should have spun in a circle in their boxer skirt at least once. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: What was the experience like of creating a physical installation in the storefront at Dirt Palace on a busy street where your work is seen by many people? How would you describe your vision for engaging the public with the installation as it is now?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: So I went in with a bunch of my fabric scraps and I started with making a big mess, tossing them around and making piles. It looked horrible, but it felt so good like I'm in this window actually losing my mind. I've also been telling myself it's ok to fail. So the first draft was definitely that, but I stepped away and came back at it the following day. There is so much art being made in the world right now and I'm a part of that. So lately all I want to do is find new ways to share the work I've already done. The photos in the window were taken last year in Providence by Ryan Cardoso. The models are my friends that came to visit from NYC wearing my garments. As I walked down the block and looked at the store front windows I liked how they looked like work in progress. Like it'll change tomorrow or that the posters were hanging at a corner. Just more lived in. Its an active window and things can just move around</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">LFT: Are you aware of or concerned with trends at all? In your apparel you are very specifically responding to the cultural trend of saggy pants but I’m wondering if you consciously converse with other street or runway styles. I'm thinking about some of the skirts and bags. If we didn’t know the concept behind the materials, what are we seeing? Let me just qualify that what I see is very wearable, beautiful clothing. It’s so unique but at the same time very accessible. Ok enough fan girling, answer the question: what’s hot?<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkGokIz5u_koX8Fdph3fDr78Z-PXRCUrg4G9SkLfFwsDiXzdF3VVS-BF7JqK9JaRwLmphtaTpAMJ82nGcbEAw4cPQi0z7ZcqTj8_i-JYpm9jL6QYxb9DZpc4buykWfbroskoFj86GSBczygFJFl8NaNousIm0Tv8j8ja0HEP6C3Pix3Fxw9K5xlxozIw/s1600/DSC06884-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1600" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkGokIz5u_koX8Fdph3fDr78Z-PXRCUrg4G9SkLfFwsDiXzdF3VVS-BF7JqK9JaRwLmphtaTpAMJ82nGcbEAw4cPQi0z7ZcqTj8_i-JYpm9jL6QYxb9DZpc4buykWfbroskoFj86GSBczygFJFl8NaNousIm0Tv8j8ja0HEP6C3Pix3Fxw9K5xlxozIw/w640-h350/DSC06884-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">DJC: My creations are always responding to the culture and are trying to connect with a specific audience. I don't ever aspire to make anything new, I just want to share my opinion on what already exists. I have a desire for the classic thing in life. The garment that the majority of consumers already have a connection with. It started with the iconic boxer skirts. I hated boxer shorts growing up, but I had a relationship with boxers that I knew most people had as well. My brothers, my uncle, even my mom in her lover's boxers, I knew that making garments with this nostalgic material would be alluring to people. Same with the bobo bags. My cousins would have bins of hair accessories; bobos, barrets, bows, that they decorated through their daughters' hair. Or even Snoop Dog with his braids and bobos everyone knew someone or had bobos in their hair at some point in their lives. Right now I'm obsessed with plain white t-shirts, another classic article of clothing that everyone must have in their closet. I do stay connected to what's currently trending in fashion though. I'm also a stylist so having an eye on the latest bag, shoe and emerging designer is a mandatory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">_________________________________________</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL1cXZYq6YIRFqrn_GmuxZzJ3rexF3C4BVyTf9Roc2gQ382O0tOzSVou6qtXphtKyOa01I5TT1qFIqrTDmslbZltNGtW0YKLHlk6QopNDmzC7r8fIu03J93qQZKAz0ZtmQ3cguDh88fQQ1_NTJyJi28xPt-s-aJXogWIYr2bGzwqejx01lAco8ylaGL0/s350/28e538_125a412f6e0b439583b9256f8090af76~mv2.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLL1cXZYq6YIRFqrn_GmuxZzJ3rexF3C4BVyTf9Roc2gQ382O0tOzSVou6qtXphtKyOa01I5TT1qFIqrTDmslbZltNGtW0YKLHlk6QopNDmzC7r8fIu03J93qQZKAz0ZtmQ3cguDh88fQQ1_NTJyJi28xPt-s-aJXogWIYr2bGzwqejx01lAco8ylaGL0/s320/28e538_125a412f6e0b439583b9256f8090af76~mv2.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.loversfighttonight.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Lovers Fight Tonight</span></a> was founded by multimedia artist Hi Tiger. Their latest work integrates apparel, visual art and live performance inspired by a fictional small town bad girl and the redneck outlaws she hangs out with. <a href="https://www.loversfighttonight.com/"><span style="color: #351c75;">https://www.loversfighttonight.com/</span></a></span></p>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-57006082454620210842023-11-02T10:48:00.008-04:002023-11-02T12:58:40.432-04:00Conversation between Storefront Window Gallery Artist Rue Sakayama and artist & curator Brooke Erin Goldstein<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://ruesakayama.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rue Sakayama</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer living and working in Providence, RI. She graduated from RISD FAV(Rhode Island School of Design, Film Animation Video) with a bachelor in Fine Arts in 2006. She is a contract commercial photographer with clients ranging from small independent artists and designers to larger commercial companies. Sakayama's artistic practice has a strong focus on craft spanning multiple mediums from photography to textile and fiber arts. </span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d3a16d6c-7fff-eeca-22e9-dcc45a402379" style="font-family: times;"><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She uses her art practice to explore the spaces-in-between, the feelings of otherness that are experienced in a society that often lacks a nuanced viewpoint. She examines this otherness with a commitment to aesthetics, levity as a way to invite the viewer in. The first step in Sakayama’s practice is to ensure that her work is visually compelling in composition, shape, and color. Though she embraces formalism in this way, she is also compelled by the stories that can be imagined by the provocative nature of her work.</span><br /><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
Rue was in the Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery this September - October. Below is a conversation between </span></span><br /><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">her and artist and curator </span><a href="https://brookeeringoldstein.com/home.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brooke Goldstein</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></span><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnbaK5aTe1zgKx3x9aYbccu2bmskvCyJoH9PUcygEPXxDblZSVidSE3IwIGDGhGzo3E4zdDVuCV67k_cGuCdDgg0Z6kOoFNEJ5ZlKyENuQ8IlClbcjeREUg4PXlIAmesovfLATlwLI1Saf2JsFzEsfzKLjCuyAcUEWpPOxEAg74xZAkmKrYBiQhwpvWA/s630/unnamed-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="630" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnbaK5aTe1zgKx3x9aYbccu2bmskvCyJoH9PUcygEPXxDblZSVidSE3IwIGDGhGzo3E4zdDVuCV67k_cGuCdDgg0Z6kOoFNEJ5ZlKyENuQ8IlClbcjeREUg4PXlIAmesovfLATlwLI1Saf2JsFzEsfzKLjCuyAcUEWpPOxEAg74xZAkmKrYBiQhwpvWA/w640-h458/unnamed-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br />
</span></span><p></p></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c35bc7d1-7fff-6855-a017-e8bc7b49828c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BG: I stopped by the Dirt Palace to see your installation at night and it was extremely quiet out </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">in a way that feels rare for Olneyville Square. The work was backlit and floating in space </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">beckoning me over like a private invitation. When I got up close I was surprised and a bit delighted at </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">how this piece seems to straddle the line between innocence and raunchiness, </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">yet it i</span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s fully out for the </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">public to see. I sort of fell in love with that right off the bat. As an appreciator of subversive art I wanted </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">to laugh a little. You created a piece that has absolutely no obscene imagery but seems so wildly sexual. </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's like you proved we are all perverts for thinking dirty thoughts while viewing your work. There's a </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">mastery there that I really respect. What is art if not a jolt that makes you stop to question your own </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">thoughts and opinions. You very much got me to question mine. Were you at all concerned the </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">provocative nature of this piece displayed in such a public forum may bring some negative attention </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">your way?</span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">RS: (I really enjoy the way you set the tone of this question and your really careful observations! Thank you for such care.)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My answer comes with a bit of a chuckle- because this very public facing piece isn’t quite as provocative as I initially intended! I was conscious of what I was putting in the windows, in fact to me, this work was much more mild than other work I make. It was intentional to make this work focused on hands/gestures and composition relative to the space that it was being installed. I wanted the work in the windows to stand out- which is why I chose to black off the majority of the windows and add very small led lights that focused on the work, pulling in a passer-by’s eye.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsHSCaeDc0qbHQEbWYXdiQBNoScupxCYmlfCaUDqAUwJE3KOL4P5C1JTsgEiJWCKQm2APupqcyl7M9fB0XPkcg1V9_QEq5_QDlNMz5vJMSExMKcGDutJsmzBBPUvtq5mETcKFtRSJajF0RPhpkFOAqe2tfSfmSeGYLBVm2hity-GxvvZzsv3uakdlXLM/s507/unnamed-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="507" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsHSCaeDc0qbHQEbWYXdiQBNoScupxCYmlfCaUDqAUwJE3KOL4P5C1JTsgEiJWCKQm2APupqcyl7M9fB0XPkcg1V9_QEq5_QDlNMz5vJMSExMKcGDutJsmzBBPUvtq5mETcKFtRSJajF0RPhpkFOAqe2tfSfmSeGYLBVm2hity-GxvvZzsv3uakdlXLM/w640-h568/unnamed-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; 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color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: One thing I really liked when reviewing this piece in conjunction with your </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">previous work is </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">that you continuously focus on arms and hands. I particularly </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">adore the sewn piece on your website </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">that has 5 arms draping down entangled with one another while the hands grasp on to</span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">each other in a meaningful embrace. I found myself wondering if you were sending us a message </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">through the hands, maybe a message about autonomy or choice. As if you want us to consider </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">what
the hands are pointing out and how the arms control the direction we look. I also felt like </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">maybe we
are supposed to figure it out ourselves, you gave us the opportunity to explore and now it's </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">up to us </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">if we want to go down that road. That being said, do you want to tell us more about the arms </span><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre;">and
hands and what they mean to you or do in your work?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyl7d2hCzpSqSGJPHEBzanxdxJw6adaYT0oq3m6P3OfRQ90N3oL68U_ZRFt9SYFb7z-oXXDNifUv1bP7U9XZgx2h_W4BGLkPCVbWU6WkhihH8P7tSr8IMFo0IQc1GS2SvrrXqie6sz_r9rh9cvlY_DChNkkJUEafw7zq3K-7EkWJS-4xglcFYG6m8Upk/s1393/RueSakayamaArt-30-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyl7d2hCzpSqSGJPHEBzanxdxJw6adaYT0oq3m6P3OfRQ90N3oL68U_ZRFt9SYFb7z-oXXDNifUv1bP7U9XZgx2h_W4BGLkPCVbWU6WkhihH8P7tSr8IMFo0IQc1GS2SvrrXqie6sz_r9rh9cvlY_DChNkkJUEafw7zq3K-7EkWJS-4xglcFYG6m8Upk/w344-h640/RueSakayamaArt-30-2.jpg" width="344" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; 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margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p>
RS: Again, your observations feel so right on! </span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">We often unintentionally share so much about our inner thoughts and feelings with the gestures we
make- big or small. Hand and foot movements are things I often notice when I’m in conversation with
others, they symbolically and literally communicate our fears, anxieties, joys and desires.
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9ac5e3d9-7fff-9628-85c5-e83190127fd7" style="font-family: times; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hand gestures or postures have been used in artwork for-ever to depict statements, to share information,
to evoke a feeling. Some of the most recognizable depictions of hand gestures that have been repeated
throughout time to communicate something greater than the image itself are in religious paintings. To be
clear, this window piece full of hands is not referencing any religious hand gestures. The hands in this
piece are both an exploration of the feelings of desire, connectedness and an experimentation in making
work at this scale. These are some of the largest hands I have constructed to date!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfOjey6tO9kxMkHENgB0nQXlzjfAQO3vAbrM88ExMTfzEWys9ks4TeFkL27Brohu1Zb03kYaUuC30KgMY7uvCib570bYq25bcX7CPgGFA3PLbxVX-WsXPz7owQGYYcwV8afD8hX8eHARSgwkAfTW8AUrqKzLoQ-PVlDbsPcRr5jBMXSib6DzGQlYFPNA/s3000/RueSakayama-Residency-3-30-2021-819.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfOjey6tO9kxMkHENgB0nQXlzjfAQO3vAbrM88ExMTfzEWys9ks4TeFkL27Brohu1Zb03kYaUuC30KgMY7uvCib570bYq25bcX7CPgGFA3PLbxVX-WsXPz7owQGYYcwV8afD8hX8eHARSgwkAfTW8AUrqKzLoQ-PVlDbsPcRr5jBMXSib6DzGQlYFPNA/w426-h640/RueSakayama-Residency-3-30-2021-819.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: In your artist bio you talk about formalism as far as relating to the composition, shape and
color in your work. I see that very clearly especially in the sewn works from your AS220 show
titled The Answer is Still No… and a few other demons, as well as, your collection of photographs
titled No Gods No Monsters. There are a lot of visual references to religious imagery as well as
mimicking of pornographic positioning in these pieces. Knowing many artists that grew up in
religious families where sexuality was vilified or repressed I wonder what is your relationship to
religion and does that play into how you see sex and sexuality as it pertains to your work? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-ea379193-7fff-f0b4-ae4c-d430c7cd2a0d" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">RS: Despite not being raised in a religious household, I have been acutely aware that religion, especially
christianity is this very influential thing in our broader culture. I find that a lot of religious iconography
carries a sense of power and many depictions have an eroticism that simultaneously appears repressed.
My work is appropriating some of the trappings of religious iconography, not as a direct commentary on
religion itself, but as a recognition of the power and beauty inherent in religious paintings. As you noted in
your question- I am playing with the juxtaposition of “pornographic positioning” alongside religious
imagery as well as working with a very tactile medium. I love exploring the tension between the depiction
of a subject matter that is vaguely or explicitly erotic and working with fabric that is full of texture
beckoning to be touched (who doesn’t enjoy exploring out what a texture or material feels like between
their fingers?).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByJHwXTQbAbGYxDS-jWdkiAnO-WxKNtf8NyXHh-r-GX71ZHCEcj9EaitXUPwNLmtr5gwp1pDAyIQAtPVs6CVNZTAAN5PfD4ERYVIxTzF-4LcW9KZu-7AYOWgoOE1xedwiqXtgDEvLQK2lkranrWsmfAxCYCF-Ck0Qn_w-FWdoc7-ayMELTnwS0UgW7Bo/s750/RueSakayama-answerisstillno-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByJHwXTQbAbGYxDS-jWdkiAnO-WxKNtf8NyXHh-r-GX71ZHCEcj9EaitXUPwNLmtr5gwp1pDAyIQAtPVs6CVNZTAAN5PfD4ERYVIxTzF-4LcW9KZu-7AYOWgoOE1xedwiqXtgDEvLQK2lkranrWsmfAxCYCF-Ck0Qn_w-FWdoc7-ayMELTnwS0UgW7Bo/w640-h426/RueSakayama-answerisstillno-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: Otherness is also something you touch upon in your artist bio “She uses her art practice to
explore the spaces-in-between, the feelings of otherness that are experienced in a society that
often lacks a nuanced viewpoint. She examines this otherness with a commitment to aesthetics,
levity as a way to invite the viewer in”. My relationship to feeling othered is quite nuanced as I’ve
experienced it often in the company of people and groups that I'm supposed to feel the most
support from and intimacy with. Would you be willing to expand upon your thoughts and/or
experiences of otherness and what about that drives your artistic practice?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">RS: I think it is a fairly universal deep desire to feel understood, seen, known and appreciated for being
one's truest self and thus, connected to others. This deep desire inherently creates room to feel the
space between oneself and others. My intersectional identity- racial, gender and upbringing - live in the in
between. I am someone who has often had my identity questioned (generally out of curiosity) by
strangers- encouraging a feeling of otherness. In many ways this has enabled me to forge connections
with individuals who similarly reside in an in-between realm. Regardless, I hold the belief that complete
understanding of another or being completely understood is actually impossible. In essence, my art
practice becomes a bridge between my inner world and the outside, helping me process and make sense
of my own feelings in ways that words alone often cannot capture.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE6REvIQUOIJ7OPrITmBsJQkG5U2tLSJVHhR6VzI5nWEqrnU5QH1nIX_nuw2Dxnh7gMhw7ykncV9EFtuJwCMpSDwhVmxdSWVZK-q2a5oXYbbovcVsIX8fWkv9uFmsbvJJZJco1SsUkeYnhmV2m_e8Q7NEwdbALzYHDKy4vTOhs6Rh78lipETm4wBXkOQ/s750/Residency-3-29-2021-647.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE6REvIQUOIJ7OPrITmBsJQkG5U2tLSJVHhR6VzI5nWEqrnU5QH1nIX_nuw2Dxnh7gMhw7ykncV9EFtuJwCMpSDwhVmxdSWVZK-q2a5oXYbbovcVsIX8fWkv9uFmsbvJJZJco1SsUkeYnhmV2m_e8Q7NEwdbALzYHDKy4vTOhs6Rh78lipETm4wBXkOQ/w640-h426/Residency-3-29-2021-647.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: Fiber vs Photo…It's so cool to me that you have a duality to your practice in the sense that
you work in both photography and fiber art. Formally your photography and fiber work have many
similarities but as a textile artist myself, I’m also a terrible photographer. Like really bad. So it’s
interesting to me how you switch back and forth from a medium, fiber, that is so tactile to working
with photography that looks like it's so removed from touch, in my limited knowledge and
experience. Can you talk about that?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-52d0aacc-7fff-ffa6-a5b8-5481797d00cf" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">RS: A little background. When I was kid, my mother was a textile designer and had studied weaving in
college. Fabric, texture, and composition surrounded my upbringing. She also taught me at a fairly young age how to use a camera. And while it might not be the most obvious, texture and composition is very much part of film photography. As a teen I developed my own film, printing in b&w and color as well as collaging negatives to create new compositions. This kind of photography is quite tactile! While I have since moved on to working with a digital camera which the process of actual image making is less craft, there are aspects of my art practice with photography that are still rather tactile- or at least I think so! This part is in the creation of the actual composition. What I mean is- playing with costume, make up, planning out space, considering the physical textures in the image and adapting as I create.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J61MsBFdHA2W6tBrmdFfQTuAdsXQHipIUr20nFHioAtKMrORVorPIFfBxNaCcr3l3_Z8_pO3_mwTOCaTQXLtTM5cZ6PMfyoBTM0YgwpzaXhsc7KKXYxEWsHLL2DdJJIVstG90maFF8mLxi45tmh_0NCtBVnwakQhLogHUTwsXn0vobl3bZNudslLa9c/s1125/RueSakayamaArt-54-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J61MsBFdHA2W6tBrmdFfQTuAdsXQHipIUr20nFHioAtKMrORVorPIFfBxNaCcr3l3_Z8_pO3_mwTOCaTQXLtTM5cZ6PMfyoBTM0YgwpzaXhsc7KKXYxEWsHLL2DdJJIVstG90maFF8mLxi45tmh_0NCtBVnwakQhLogHUTwsXn0vobl3bZNudslLa9c/w426-h640/RueSakayamaArt-54-2.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BG: Skin and hair are extremely prominent in this piece as well as
your previous bodies of work.
The way you choose monochromatic damask fabrics to show different
skin tones in this piece and some
of your previous works is brilliant. This reminds me of all the little
hairs and surface bumps of our
skin and points out the vulnerability
of the people and bodies you
illustrate in your sewn work. The maximalist way you sew lines for
each strand of hair into these pieces builds up the surface to feel so alive,
so human. What fascinates you
about skin and hair that lead to
your beautiful depictions of it? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">from your dreams i came, Detail Stitched fabric, 2021</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">
</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">(I kind of can’t get over the flow of your comments and questions- they are just so right on!)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cc7bd96c-7fff-8b1c-657b-1f5637870454" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">RS: Texture!! I am completely fascinated by texture. Slubs in fabric are like the keloid scars on skin,
monochromatic prints are like elegant depictions of skin texture. What textile lover can’t stop themselves
from wanting to touch an </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">intriguing fabric!? Working with fabric and using a sewn line to draw is a
continuation of an exploration of fibers(this includes skin and hair). Our skin and hair are our own
textiles… </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: I can’t help but think your work would translate into an incredible animation style but I also
know that would literally take forever to make. Since you have a degree from RISD in FAV (Film
Animation Video) have you or would you ever animate your sewn work into a film? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">RS: I have thought about this and I will likely never do it- for the exact reason you mentioned, time! I have
thought about what it would be like to make really big weird flat puppets….</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1WSNkMIo15HuibU-ceXEEhjQjwVvuZO75fpL8BKeQlPSvWKEU8uAl74FX6ACr1dY0xGXuXCC8sG3PCdwTioa-fNwVlJgZXhHEswq0vCoFdpc5GlpbLAMg3vEuuOsua75_q3CFmVTdTSnclQFr1hCuquXN4jGysd4d3M1RDIGTG-dVuqOWt9gAW3J87A/s750/RueSakayamaArt-44-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1WSNkMIo15HuibU-ceXEEhjQjwVvuZO75fpL8BKeQlPSvWKEU8uAl74FX6ACr1dY0xGXuXCC8sG3PCdwTioa-fNwVlJgZXhHEswq0vCoFdpc5GlpbLAMg3vEuuOsua75_q3CFmVTdTSnclQFr1hCuquXN4jGysd4d3M1RDIGTG-dVuqOWt9gAW3J87A/w640-h426/RueSakayamaArt-44-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; font-size: xx-small; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">the fight is over, stitched fabric, 2015</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">
BG: What are you most excited about in your work moving forward? Are there any shows or
projects you have coming up you can share with us at this time?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-05f1f525-7fff-7e78-c9aa-b6dd232ba257" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">RS: I am most excited about building out and moving into a studio space- this space would allow me to
have a bigger photo and sewing studio and my hope is to finish a few projects that have been in process
for a couple of years. One is a long piece- inspired by fabric emakimono(japanese narrative scrolls) that I
started at a residency and hope to continue to work on. It's currently approaching 6 feet in length - right to
left and perhaps one day I will share it!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BG: This is my favorite question to ask artists every time I get to conduct an interview or
moderate a panel discussion and I can’t wait to hear what you have to say…In general or as an
artist what’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
RS: Ten or so years ago a distant friend of mine visited me. I was casually showing her some of my sewn
work- one which was a piece that she had modeled for me when I was visiting her a few years prior. This
was a rare occasion for me, as I wasn’t actually showing any of my work to anyone. I was creating in a
vacuum and shyly showing it when someone asked to see what I was up to. She enthusiastically and
forcefully yelled at me : Show your work to other people.
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<a href="https://brookeeringoldstein.com/home.html" target="_blank">Brooke Erin Goldstein</a> is a textile artist, independent curator and teaching artist living and working in North
Providence RI. She/They is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Textiles.
Goldstein’s quilted room installation experiences have shown both regionally and nationally since 2014.
To see more of her work check out her website <a href="http://brookeeringoldstein.com">brookeeringoldstein.com</a> or find her on instagram
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brooke.erin.goldstein/">@brooke.erin.goldstein</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_G54i7i3qx4pG2GxZ2X0d_Qa_6iDxiLRESYaLsEc8O0P1AgQ_EF3Ngtby682VZg0kxhzhRyA91gEeiXsAJLL_rYx-tC0H4ycoiKv-JX44XMQRRtRi_KRZOdDp-zNQMaREla7-hzZJlJkBkbTlgOmEuvmxHte5UIhyphenhyphenUGgl6QgdcAhllt-SdVCtFntxaw/s1440/Reverberations.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_G54i7i3qx4pG2GxZ2X0d_Qa_6iDxiLRESYaLsEc8O0P1AgQ_EF3Ngtby682VZg0kxhzhRyA91gEeiXsAJLL_rYx-tC0H4ycoiKv-JX44XMQRRtRi_KRZOdDp-zNQMaREla7-hzZJlJkBkbTlgOmEuvmxHte5UIhyphenhyphenUGgl6QgdcAhllt-SdVCtFntxaw/w640-h426/Reverberations.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; 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font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 62px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">DIRT PALAC</span><span style="font-family: Futura;">E<br /><br />NEWS!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 60px;"><strong><span style="font-family: futura;">OCTOBER 2023</span></strong></span></div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; 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The first residency kicks off in about a month & then there will be lots of residencies and open houses in short succession. Mark your calendars! Bios and links to artists’ web pages are <a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/copy-of-winter-22-23-air-bios" style="color: black;" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> <div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 58px;">WINDOW GALLERY</span><br /> </h3><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER WINDOW ARTIST RUE SAKAYAMA</h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6535685" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d961cc47-0528-aebd-6c4a-546661e01344.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Rue Sakayama is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer living and working in Providence, RI. She graduated from RISD FAV(Rhode Island School of Design, Film Animation Video) with a bachelor in Fine Arts in 2006. She is a contract commercial photographer with clients ranging from small independent artists and designers to larger commercial companies. Sakayama's artistic practice has a strong focus on craft </span>spanning multiple mediums <span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">from photography to textile and fiber arts. <br /><img data-file-id="6535689" height="428" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9846ccbc-d418-4d0c-2ccd-f66f39d80986.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 428px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span><br />She uses her art practice to explore the spaces-in-between, the feelings of otherness that are experienced in a society that often lacks a nuanced viewpoint. She examines this otherness with a commitment to aesthetics, levity as a way to invite the viewer in.The first step in Sakayama’s practice is to ensure that her work is visually compelling in composition, shape, and color. Though she embraces formalism in this way, she is also compelled by the stories that can be imagined by the provocative nature of her work.</span></h2><img data-file-id="6535693" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c5dbb9a6-1e1b-86d8-09be-870b7d4a7a2b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 507px;" width="507" /><br /><img data-file-id="6481694" height="148" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7f8e1217-0fd8-8600-62e6-c0f578c317e0.png" style="float: left; height: 148px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department</span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> </strong></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h2><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">*******UPDATES*******</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: tahoma, verdana, segoe, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="https://exyl.space/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">EXYL</a></span></span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hi I'm exyl! I'm new here but unfortunately I'm off in Connecticut this month on residency at ipark... I'm an animator working in analogue mediums and sound!<br /><img data-file-id="6535697" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/5d6dc477-f9b4-8bd5-d103-1bb544327296.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><br />this is my room!!! I'm so glad to be here and so relieved to be moved in. i love my dining table that seats 8 people and takes up half my room!!! <br />this is me moving in <br /><img data-file-id="6535701" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/21d2491a-5de7-064d-5adf-052cf27b85d0.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><br /><img data-file-id="6535705" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/39fd87b0-319a-115d-a45c-8c52adff2962.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><br />this is what i look like <3 <br /><br />I plan to host animation screening nights at DP in November when I'm back, so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, my website is <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://exyl.space&source=gmail&ust=1697051975112000&usg=AOvVaw1iX0BSRSaw7NOWnFTceAKW" href="http://exyl.space/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">exyl.space</a> and you can always reach me by email if you're interested in saying hi / talking animation / grabbing coffee <br /><br /><strong><u>Q & I are new to Dirt Palace and thought it would be fun to Interview Each other for our First Digest. Here are some Questions from Q:::</u> </strong><br /><br /><em><u>1) What is something that you are hoping will shift or continue to grow in your practice this year?</u></em><br /><br />I'm hoping my work gets more playful, more light, more easy breezy wishy washy fun and funny! I'm done with my melodrama era. Laughter and joy only in this new year. <br /><br /><u><em>2) Your work, although Mixed Media, has a really distinct visual language to it! What are the influences that inform your use of patterns, movement, and texture?</em></u><br /><br />I came from a painting background, so I think that analogue background really informs my process now. Computers are an evil necessity to me, and I would rather use reams and reams of paper than sit at a tablet all day. I love marble, butter, silicon, chocolate. I love cloth and paper and the texture of grass. Artmaking is like a constant exercise in careful listening to find the new exciting tidbit of texture to expand into work. <br /><br /><u><em>3) Have you learned any cool or interesting facts lately? Tell them to me please! PLEASE! I WANT TO KNOW. </em></u><br /><br />I learned that not all wasps are hornets, but all hornets are wasps. I learned this recently because of all the wasps in my studio ;) <br /><br /><em><u>4) Sorry, I've cast a spell and turned you into a Perfume! It's just a thing I do! YOU CAN'T CHANGE ME, but you CAN tell me what Ingredients go into your Spiritual Smell.</u> </em><br /><br />Hm... soap, alcohol (80%), lemongrass, sesame oil, sweat <br /><br /><u><em>5) How do you like to be Introduced? Is that different to how you like to be introduced in the context of your Art? </em></u><br /><br /> I introduce myself as exyl! But that's an acronym for my full name, which I use in my films. I don't think of it as a deadname it's just a sleeping name. Context is important in artmaking so I like people to have access to my history if they're trying to watch my work.<br />That's all from me! see u soon <br />exyl </span></span></h2><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><span style="font-family: tahoma, verdana, segoe, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><a href="https://www.johnfrancisquinonez.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Q (John-Francis Quiñonez)</a></strong></span></span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Howdy there!<br />My full name is John-Francis Quiñonez (they/them), but friends and loved ones call me Q ~ this is your formal invitation into that.<br /><br />I am a Poet (This October Marks the One Year Anniversary of my First Collection "Keep Your Little Lights Alive (Poems After Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' and Others)" out with Write Bloody), Events Coordinator (Columbus Theatre, Lost Bag), Maker of Ice Creams (shout out Big Feeling), and Mixed Media Artist (recently dabbling in Riso over at Binch/Q.A.W.).<br /><br />You'll likely find me Lost in the Middle Distance, Staring out over a Body of Water or Tiny Coffee. I walk a lot and people tend to say to me "I saw you walking" to which I say "yes, I walk a lot."<br /><br /><<I hardly update my website (www.johnfrancisquinonez.com) but am most active on Instagram (my handle is Q_Buckaroo)>><br /><br /><u>*Exyl & I are new here to Dirt Palace and Thought it would be Cute to interview Each Other for our first Contribution to the Digest. Here are some questions from Exyl*</u></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><strong>1. describe your work in 3 words, 3 sounds and 3 objects </strong></u><br />Words
<br />-Unwieldy
<br />-Flightful
<br />-Ever-emerging <br /><br />Sounds
<br />-The "Thonque" a glass bottle makes when your Pop your Thumb out of the Opening of it.
<br />-Did you know that Jackrabbits Howl? That!<br />-Loon-call, particularly as it ripples the surrounding water <br /><br />Objects
<br />-The Bluejay Windmill from my Abuelo's House
<br />-Bowl of Citrus <br />-Bundle of Creosote<br />
<br /><u><strong>2. what do you never get tired of? </strong></u><br />Learning from other people. I'm particularly insatiable when it comes to facts about the Natural World and/or Folklore, but generally speaking could listen to someone talk about their Fields of Interest and Passion forever. <br /><br /><u><strong>3. what do you have very little patience for?</strong></u> <br />People being Needlessly Rude or Unkind - anything displays that Someone has either Seldom been told "No" or has been taught to gather Attention by Manipulation. <br />Also the Middle-high frequency of Alarms & Sirens. Probably due to years of PA-related hearing damage. <br /> <br /><u><strong>4. what question would you ask a new friend?</strong></u><br />I suspect that folks are pretty 50/50 on this based on the ceaseless eyerolls but my go-tos are:
"What are you doing for Joy lately?"
& "What is filling your days?"
Passive chit chat is totally fine but I'd prefer to be on the fast track to either "these are the intricacies of my heart" or "I saw a cool bird." <br /> <br /><u><strong>5. if you could give everyone one piece of advice right now, what would it be?</strong></u>
<br />I try not to frame things as direct advice, but reflect on decisions I've made. <br />In times of Chaos, I've learned to Slow things down & that by doing so One often ends up Ahead and Gathered than Behind and Scattered. <br /> <br /><u><strong>6. what's on your horizon?</strong></u><br />Leaning into the seasonal shift and settling into my new home - seeing what these changes do for my sense of play and wellness of my heart. <br /><br />I'm recording the Audiobook version of my Book and Releasing in 2 Parts over the Next Month or so! I write for the purpose of sharing rooms with folks, and so have approached the recording as a continuous read to a big, empty room.
<br /><br />A L S O - My World & Joy is Events. I've added some Spicy Recs to the DP HOT EVENTS list, but particularly want to shout out OCTOBER 19th at the RISD METCALF AUDITORIUM where I will be reading Poems Alongside Performances from JR URETSKY & ELI NIXON. Absolutely not to be missed. Tell everyone you know.
<br /><br />Lovely Talking with You,
<br />Q </span></span><br />
</h2><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new", courier, "lucida sans typewriter", "lucida typewriter", monospace;"><img data-file-id="6535157" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ac26f5e2-f8fc-0384-5f66-51d3f65b8121.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-91e38305-7fff-874f-7276-5f302bbc5d41" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-00d7a8ae-7fff-a3a1-c384-d92b49b60f96" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="https://www.fernfloods.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">SES HOUGHTON</a></span></strong></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hellooo! it’s been a busy month or so!</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">October is always a hectic time for me because I want to do all of the “””fall things,””” while also working in a haunted house on the weekends. I feel neutral about halloween, but I do really like hanging out with loved ones while dressed up, so this time is a good excuse :) At Scary Acres I do airbrush makeup and scaring! I love getting the opportunity to work with the airbrush. I had only used it a couple times before this and I really feel confident with it now! I wish I took more pictures of the makeup looks I’ve done so far, but I am Always a chronic picture forgetter :/</span></p> <img data-file-id="6534817" height="540" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9b6a7e37-e69d-a657-b868-9887f4882a96.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: 540px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><img data-file-id="6534821" height="501" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/1746ae86-dd5b-c55f-966a-238fb511e78d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 501px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-ccf8273c-7fff-4b56-735b-54f489044fdf" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s a little hard to see, but I made the nurse dress that I’m wearing. I’ve been getting back into sewing and it’s felt so good! Cosplay has felt unattainable because conventions feel too scary to attend, so making something I can wear is comforting.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I have been preparing for a surgery at the end of the month and working my 100 gigs to be able to take a break in November has been exhausting. I’m so happy to have little tasks, but I feel like I struggle with what is Enough, even with a budget and a plan!!!</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Anyway, I got to do a cutie tattoo trade with my lovely friend and former Dirt Palace resident, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bbypokes/?hl=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mimi</a>! Check them out:</span></p><img data-file-id="6534813" height="589" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/83dca930-8083-3a60-3ad5-f7ad34ba388c.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 589px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><img data-file-id="6534809" height="554" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f3a1f72c-77cb-3de1-972d-58ba0af57a7d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 554px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You can see here that I forgot to take a picture again after we were done, so I took a picture when we were eating dinner! (whoops) I’ve loved her tattoos for so long and I feel really excited to be deepening our friendship!<br />
I hope the rest of your October is enlightening! Have fun and be safe!</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY</span></strong></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">i thought, possibly, with the arrival of lovely autumn (and the impending doom of winter lurking off in the distance) that my life would slow down. the exact opposite actually happened and i've got a bunch of new adventures for the future.<br />1. i'm 1/3 of the provslam co-director team!!! joined by the lovely chrysanthemum tran and astrid drew!!<br />2. i'm a fellow!!! (that sounds funny lol) i got accepted into the as220 emerging artist fellowship, beginning this month<br />3. writing, writing, reading, writing, reading. just trying to catch everything in my hands and cherish it. trying to enjoy this life thing if i'm forced to do it. i swear i'm having fun!!! proof of me having fun below</span></span></h2><img data-file-id="6535201" height="1000" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6ad1ff40-18d1-f90b-de66-b5bb6eca9c91.jpg" style="height: 1000px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 562px;" width="562" /><br /><br /> <h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><u><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></u></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Hi hi. Last month I joined Greek dark ambient/trip hop artist Abyss X on guitar at her album release shows in New York City and McAllen, Texas. It was so exciting to play a style that’s so different from what I usually play and to support such an incredible vocalist.</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><img data-file-id="6535181" height="283" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e117079d-51f2-ecb9-007a-94fa58370cc5.jpg" style="height: 283px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span></span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">On November 4th I’ll be showing some recent work at Peter Fuller’s Speed Shop and then hosting a show (I’m not playing it) at Mayday, right across from the mills. For the art show, IYKYK, ask a punk, ask me. For the punk show, here’s the info:</span></span><span style="font-family: lora, georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><img data-file-id="6535185" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/363f0c4a-4542-0691-ba5d-76fe2a8da4a1.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: left; height: 500px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 386px;" width="386" /></span></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Anyway, that's where I'm at. Hope you're well!<br /><3 Kai</span></h2><img data-file-id="6535189" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/60023a97-607e-ecc0-1e49-8ba41db974ed.jpg" style="height: 375px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /> <h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></strong></a></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6535789" height="750" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/f7aba33d-89fe-94ed-ad0c-fa9b84b5cf43.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 750px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /> </h2><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><u><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black;">PIPPI </a></span></strong></span><a href="https://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">ZORNOZA</span></span></span></strong></a></u></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6535153" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/031ebd2d-cfb9-0b60-1c21-506795707eba.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/album/poisoned-well" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HARPY's new tape/ digital release dropped Oct. 6th!</a><br />The cassette includes 2 new tracks and also remixes by Robert Inhuman and Isabella Loen<br />Thanks to everyone who came out to our release show at 1911. It was super special!</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">BULLETIN BOARD!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span></h2><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">**RAD SHOWS ALERT**</span></strong></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6535169" height="655" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/ae29ccb1-f6f8-c4b0-767e-f0b881dcb3d5.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 655px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><img data-file-id="6535165" height="652" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/1006be73-397a-180f-dfd5-d5375f23524b.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 652px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><img data-file-id="6535161" height="656" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/54a4fad0-1297-1b61-46b0-bb4247c49956.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 656px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /> </h2><span style="font-size: 64px;">************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">SOME UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://www.designxri.com/learn/design-catalyst/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">DesignxRI Design Catalyst program</a> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /> </h2><span style="font-size: 64px;">**</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-82971070318600077652023-08-04T12:52:00.002-04:002023-08-19T07:55:41.096-04:00the nightstar is where we are<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 62px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">DIRT PALAC</span><span style="font-family: Futura;">E<br /><br />NEWS!</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 60px;"><strong><span style="font-family: futura;">AUGUST 2023</span></strong></span></div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div><hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6481674" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/517faffd-3541-7e8e-c01a-5be2a726ac15.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br /> </div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> <div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 58px;">WINDOW GALLERY</span><br /> </h3><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">JULY / AUGUST WINDOW ARTIST ELLEN FOSTER</h3><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6481678" height="435" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7dc75fb8-b589-2b37-3d62-9e27bb6ed8e1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 435px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 290px;" width="290" /><img data-file-id="6481682" height="435" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/dd1f3b0c-b91d-9ea9-05b8-2dc60c3d055c.jpg" style="height: 435px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 290px;" width="290" /></h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Bringing together some of the collective visual work I have created over the past two years, this installation is my first time doing such a thing at this scale, although some parts were included in the Fourth World art show. It plays on themes of interdependence, isolation, introspection, repetition, and happy accidents. In life, I am interested in unexpected connections and outcomes, as well as working with mistakes and leaning into them. This often comes out in my screen print experimentations where I might mix colors on the screen and let them shift throughout the iterative printing process. While not on display here, I have also created multi-layered prints that are not registered and play with ideas of collage and overlay. Similarly, my improvised sound practice plays on visceral emotive sound and feeling that layer and play with one another as the loops deteriorate over time.<br /><img data-file-id="6481686" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/0944ea75-d128-2c02-3846-b77f3e8c784a.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 416px;" width="416" /><br />Alongside the visual pieces, this installation includes a collage of materials and objects that draw me to them. Some that seemingly have not much in common and others that heavily do. This includes shells from surrounding and far away beaches, an animal skull from the woods near South Kingston, RI, a rusted nitrous canister found on the train tracks that cross Harris Ave. Along with the objects themselves, I have included a still-life oil painting of some materials within my collection.<br /><img data-file-id="6481690" height="348" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d097d512-7fa2-d848-0446-9ecad72a8eb5.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 348px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br />The paper collages and prints on display recall dreamlike and absurd landscapes, themes of which are also reflected in the dreamy fabric “isolation” tent (partially made during a COVID isolation at Dirt Palace) and more brightly fabric collage draped on a pedestal. I have also been gathering and including bouquets of ruderal and healing plants from areas in and near Providence which are significant to me, in an altar-like arrangement within and near my “isolation” tent. Three current drying bouquets are from Dirt Palace and Atlantic Mills parking lots as well as Beavertail State Park. Other dried ones are from Beavertail. Some of the plants included are plantain, chamomile, purple lupine, mullein, purple thistle, and goldenrod.<br />While this installation was set up with my own personal eye for stringing together connections, meaning-making, and color/image juxtaposition, I invite the viewer to find their own connections, meanings, and unintended happy accidental associations.</span><br /><img data-file-id="6481698" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6e690a34-9c8f-5591-f6c1-73312c17cae1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 422px;" width="422" /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As a multi-media artist, LN Celestine (Ellen K Foster) works with sound, fabric, collage, and movement. They have been playing within and helping to run DIY venues in various cities since 2012 and are committed to helping foment and sustain DIY and liminal spaces for alternative, queer, and underground cultures.<br /><br />LN’s work and interests are interdisciplinary in nature, and always have been. While they started out studying the sciences (physics and astronomy), LN held a deep interest in the history of astronomy, as well as its Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Amateur community that still contributes to the field. This led to an interest in public engagement as well as philosophy of technology and the possibilities for citizen or civic science actions that questioned the current state of technoscience, and reformulated definitions of expertise, knowledge, and systems of logic. These intellectual interests led to academic pursuits in the field of Science and Technology Studies, where they focused on feminist, anti-racist, and queer science and engineering practices.<br clear="all" /><br clear="all" />Tangentially, while LN started as a visual artist focusing on oil painting, along the way they have developed and continued a creative interest and practice of dance and experimental sound rooted in the culture of DIY venues, practices, and sharing of outputs. While a resident at the Dirt Palace, they saw a return to visual output through screen-printing, collage, and oil painting alongside their sound practice. They improvise experimental noise soundscapes using viola, voice, a drum pad, and various distortion pedals. LN often plays the viola more rhythmically than melodically, incorporating dry scraping sounds with droney overtones, while leaning into uncomfortable and harsh moments.</span></h2><img data-file-id="6481702" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a2351765-5ed1-d2f3-74cd-b326fe16dcca.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><img data-file-id="6481694" height="148" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7f8e1217-0fd8-8600-62e6-c0f578c317e0.png" style="float: left; height: 148px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department</span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> </strong></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">**RAD SHOW ALERT**</span></strong></h2>SAVE THE DATE: SEP 2ND (SAT)<br /><img data-file-id="6481666" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/518462d3-b8af-5d7b-e576-a0f05033d2b9.jpg" style="border: 0px; float: right; height: 400px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><hr /><a href="https://www.ericadawnlyle.info/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Erica Dawn Lyle</a><br /><br />(music)<br /><br /><a href="https://nightboat.org/bio/imogen-xtian-smith/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">imogen xtian smith</a><br /><br />(poetry) <br /><br /><a href="https://www.agng.info/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves</a><br /><br />(poetry)<br /><br /><a href="https://hangingoutis.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Anka Raczynska</a><br /><br />(music)<br /><br />more info to come !!!!!!<br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">*******UPDATES*******<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.fernfloods.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">SES HOUGHTON</a></span></strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-91e38305-7fff-874f-7276-5f302bbc5d41" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m ses and I moved in in June! This year has been so hectic for me, so it feels nice to settle down. I gave myself a break for a lot of June and now I’m back at it! </span></p><img data-file-id="6480794" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/3f589ee9-5228-ee6c-3dec-fd782fd298ee.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did a front and back design for a shirt for a band and made some flyers, including the one for the Dirt Palace Yard Sale we had at the Wedding Cake house. I felt really proud of the collage I made for the yard sale flyer, but I had to tone it down and cover it in text. I’ve also been working on some flash sheets for tattooing that are turning out really cute!</span></span></p> <img data-file-id="6480798" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/cd8e2527-71f1-dd6a-0368-9488ee1f792d.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 526px;" width="526" /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m really excited for the year to come!</span><br /> </p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px;">NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY</span></strong></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">o—</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">summer! since the last time we talked, the season has really taken off. i blinked and July was over. i am 24 now. i did not cry on my birthday and i'm grateful to still be kicking and screaming.<br /><img data-file-id="6481442" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/52b0b793-3f0d-7c29-35f7-3e84f34ea797.jpg" style="height: 666px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />(i was the first poet to be featured on the new Word Shelter at Wedding Cake House.)<br />it is june, and i am<br />thinking about how the<br />world is going to end.<br />swallowed in a ball of<br />fire. ash raining from<br />the sky.</span><br /> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><u><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></u></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">My band is on a bit of a break for the summer but we have two exciting New York shows next week.<br /><img data-file-id="6481478" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/0323bd52-f77b-f189-57f1-155c1da1252e.jpeg" style="height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 235px;" width="235" /><img data-file-id="6481474" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f3b05145-aafd-0b59-39ad-5a2954e9b96e.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></span></h2><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><u>LN FOSTER</u></span></span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is my last post as I bid farewell to the Dirt Palace and Providence. Find me in Philadelphia if you want to say hi! Have been so appreciative of this space and the time spent here, as well as all the amazing people I have lived with and met <3<br /><br />Here are some pics of my window installation pieces in progress from this past month.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6481746" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/dbba33db-af92-d56e-6863-4de1f4c44194.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 375px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6481742" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/2a5171a0-beae-c29a-e5a1-03c394dff0fc.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 666px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br />And one last image from my favorite escape, Beavertail.</span></h2><br /><img data-file-id="6481750" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/b489f886-b870-6715-9f27-9a81bb048e7e.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 375px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><u><span style="font-family: Futura;"><strong><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></strong></span></u></span></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Currently painting a mural at The Met High School's Peace St parking lot facade. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct15IQvOEhp/?img_index=1" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Come check out the progress</a> at 382 Dexter St, Providence, RI (back lot).</span></h2><img data-file-id="6481706" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/6660df4f-5dad-179b-9b95-208afb38df33.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></strong></a></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6481662" height="662" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e934fbac-88ed-0f85-c5ea-6054672195d9.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 662px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thursday Aug 17th from 6-7pm at the RISD Museum X will be reading excerpts from the book/construction memoir that she has been working on in secret. It's part of the museum's program called "Work in Process". The event is free, and museum admission is free on Thursdays after 5pm, but registration is requested. </span><a href="https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/events/work-process-32" style="color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Here's a link!</a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> She will probably read a chapter about wallpaper and Charlotte Perkins Gillman, and maybe one about looking at the corpse of Buddy Cianci laid out in city hall, maybe one about Insulation or installing mechanical venting in bathrooms. Or if it's a shitty day maybe even one about sewage lines clogged with butt wipes. </span></h2><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><u><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black;">PIPPI </a></span></strong></span><a href="https://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">ZORNOZA</span></span></span></strong></a></u></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">HARPY will be releasing <em>POISONED WELL</em>, a new cassette October 6th<br /><a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/album/poisoned-well" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: indigo;">however w</span></a></span><a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/album/poisoned-well" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: indigo;">e just released a track today as a teaser!</span></a></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><em>POISONED WELL</em></span> the cassette will also feature remixes Robert Inhuman and more!<br /><a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/album/poisoned-well" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Check out our bandcamp to pre-order</a></span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6480738" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ef46fc1f-319c-de2c-c382-a6364a097c51.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></div><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><img data-file-id="6481762" height="29" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/342bd9e8-8a2e-8f18-ab83-c0c670c4bfef.png" style="border: 0px; height: 29px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">BULLETIN BOARD!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">***</span></span>UPDATES FROM OUR BOARD!!!<span style="font-size: 64px;"><span style="color: violet;">***</span></span><br /><br />Becci Davis will be presenting Bloodstone and<br />Home - her recent explorations as part of the <a href="https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/events/work-process-31" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">RISD Museum's Series Work in Progress - this Sunday August 6th 3-4pm</a><br /><br />August 19th is JR Uretsky's Birthday - Give them a hug!<br /> </h2><span style="font-size: 64px;">************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">SOME UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Wedding Cake House Residency Applications Live. Deadline August 21st!</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/wedding-cake-house-info-1" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Check out our Website for more info</a></h2><img data-file-id="6481718" height="304" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b4dedc0d-2620-767c-314f-fd62f206d897.png" style="border: 0px; height: 304px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><img data-file-id="6481722" height="103" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ee123597-ebd8-bdaf-9121-77e11a1c4bf2.png" style="border: 0px; height: 103px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">**********************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6475726" height="170" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/61ed1439-9bd4-569f-dc97-44641cdb7aa5.png" style="border: 0px; height: 170px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 484px;" width="484" /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/project-grants" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">INTERLACE PROJECT GRANT</a> <br />APPLICATIONS LIVE!<br />DUE SEPTEMBER 12th</h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6475722" height="289" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/057a8128-7e9b-78f1-8b38-12631f54c5bb.png" style="border: 0px; height: 289px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><img data-file-id="6475730" height="281" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c44d1d07-24b7-7931-a16f-ed82eab6161a.png" style="border: 0px; height: 281px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />FOR MORE INFO & TO APPLY - Go <a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/project-grants" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE<br />https://www.interlacefund.org/project-grants</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span><br />TAG (African and Indigenous Heritage Teaching Artist Grant) Applications Live!<br />Due September 19th!!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6475734" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/087f8353-25ff-f0c1-0c66-b89bad70d289.png" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><img data-file-id="6475738" height="201" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4f2369be-3f90-8918-2ed3-031c28950226.png" style="border: 0px; height: 201px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />FOR MORE INFO & TO APPLY - Go <a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/taggrant" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/taggrant" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">https://www.interlacefund.org/taggrant</a></h2><br /><span style="font-size: 64px;">*************************</span><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><img data-file-id="6481710" height="75" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/5dd2d7ed-4c7d-8ea2-c12c-89825fdd5250.png" style="height: 75px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 130px;" width="130" /><img data-file-id="6481714" height="75" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d4d9523e-ff84-4c0a-7b55-8169b2ac9dd0.png" style="height: 75px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 413px;" width="413" /><br />The RISD's museums <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://risdmuseum.org/artistfellowship&source=gmail&ust=1691250011955000&usg=AOvVaw1xSAnPog_eweNA7rU7dPhI" href="https://risdmuseum.org/artistfellowship" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong>2024 Research Residency for Artists</strong></a> applications are live. This residency is for artists and designers over 18 years old living in <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US39300-providence-warwick-ri-ma-metro-area/&source=gmail&ust=1691250011955000&usg=AOvVaw0v5vtk_F4A377d29_cZ-Ts" href="https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US39300-providence-warwick-ri-ma-metro-area/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">the Providence metro area</a> (college/graduate students and RISD employees are not eligible). Please circulate this opportunity to your friends and neighbors.<br /><br />The deadline to apply is <strong>Tuesday, September 5 at 11:59pm</strong>. This upcoming cycle will focus on the theme of <strong>archival absences</strong>, inspired by the upcoming Nancy Elizabeth Prophet exhibit. Here is a brief blurb on the opportunity—</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Starting in January 2024 through December, the research resident will have the opportunity to deepen their artistic practice and their relationship to artistic research. This call for applications is inspired by <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/nancy-elizabeth-prophet-i-will-not-bend-inch&source=gmail&ust=1691250011955000&usg=AOvVaw1O17H5FEyEnzmuWdojwZnu" href="https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/nancy-elizabeth-prophet-i-will-not-bend-inch" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch</a>, an upcoming exhibition that celebrates the work and legacy of this underrecognized 20th-century sculptor. As much of Prophet’s work has been lost or destroyed, the exhibition is also an invitation to consider how we understand history from material evidence and how systemic racism has created absences in history, archives, and museum collections. The 2024 Research Residency poses the question, what can be made by exploring or experimenting in these absences?</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">This opportunity combines expansive research methods, artistic practice, and an openness to experimentation within the context of an arts institution. One selected artist will receive a stipend of $10,000, professional development support, and the opportunity to work closely with museum collections and staff. Please note: housing and/or studio space is not provided.</span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-67752488799728813562023-07-11T16:43:00.001-04:002023-07-12T09:54:35.760-04:00Conversation between Window Artist Jobanny Cabrera and Artist Ryan Cardoso<p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG87i9RVFA6IfjiFkroKrD4QXgyNF5L8yJP9gMUhIVMLeyBuj51hI-xvAcBAw1rUnxsGZkOFKRzJ9NNvnqCpxPG8Dznhc_rXiKASjrzcFZjq_gZvzy4SAFlCUXCSIV0yasvQAGNL0WBrcys_-AfS9O_5ELuxGIa2LuubvDK5T6xqNpser-AJDlnDr_4hE/s675/Jobanny1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG87i9RVFA6IfjiFkroKrD4QXgyNF5L8yJP9gMUhIVMLeyBuj51hI-xvAcBAw1rUnxsGZkOFKRzJ9NNvnqCpxPG8Dznhc_rXiKASjrzcFZjq_gZvzy4SAFlCUXCSIV0yasvQAGNL0WBrcys_-AfS9O_5ELuxGIa2LuubvDK5T6xqNpser-AJDlnDr_4hE/w640-h426/Jobanny1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Jobanny Cabrera, self-taught composer and producer, is a testament of what music and intentional evolution can do. Growing up between New York and Rhode Island, Cabrera’s taste is informed by Caribbean, classic rock, disco, and techno textures. After much begging, they finally received the gift of their first keyboard as a kid and diligently taught themselves to play at advanced levels. From then on, Jobanny has pioneered a path for themselves in the world of producing and composition. It wasn’t long before they made a name for themselves in their surrounding communities. By the age of 14, under the alias ``Multiplexxx” they released a project, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roachgrip</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, in which they broadened their collaborative network throughout and beyond New England. This was their final project before shedding the anonymous stage name and stepping into their truest name, deepening their musical breakthroughs. Since then, they have had numerous commissioned works and solo releases, leading up to their debut album </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cabrera </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which is set to hit all streaming platforms in Spring 2023. As a lifelong learner and engineer-spirit, Jobanny embraces every part of the creative process. They are responsible for the majority of their album visuals, their own website design and even create their own hand-made merch. Jobanny’s embracement of sound mixture and genre bridging produces soundscapes fit for TV and film. Their unique sound and debut album is sure to impress and turn heads in the industry as we know it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px;">Jobanny was in the Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery this June - July. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is a conversation between him and artist Ryan Cardoso.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">******************************************</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6ohtsgqMKM7K5ByuuSgHEXnAZC6kqnaAc9glRb4FwaZGOmoUphQpEEoLnY2th5v7B4OI6P60dX1rld0Sr883l1Obb-W4ZBSuU4nV5gdHjowcYUXNRPtRTxJNm8ZA-YIUc7wdB772VP5KMNlb1qJz2HOXZHxYsV3PP0lIEnrmJZwLhTZGhI7V90zAQtM/s675/Jobanny2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6ohtsgqMKM7K5ByuuSgHEXnAZC6kqnaAc9glRb4FwaZGOmoUphQpEEoLnY2th5v7B4OI6P60dX1rld0Sr883l1Obb-W4ZBSuU4nV5gdHjowcYUXNRPtRTxJNm8ZA-YIUc7wdB772VP5KMNlb1qJz2HOXZHxYsV3PP0lIEnrmJZwLhTZGhI7V90zAQtM/w640-h426/Jobanny2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan: So I feel like I always get these two things confused, knitting or crocheting? Which of the two is it that you do?</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-916f8d4c-7fff-2072-14bd-daf487b73e37"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jobanny: Crocheting. Crochet is just one needle, knitting is two. I crochet. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan: When did you start crocheting? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jobanny: I started crocheting as an idea to make people gifts. I think it was like two winters ago now, during Christmas I wanted to make people gifts instead of buying them, so I picked up crocheting cause I just like hats. I’ve always been interested in hats, even though I don’t wear them as much. I just love headpieces, so I wanted to make a piece for </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ceila</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (my girlfriend), and that was the first piece I made, and the first piece I made I posted on instagram and I remember like 20 people hit me up like are you selling this? And I'm like no? But I can? And that's how it started, it really just became a hobby after that.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: So like a hobby that turned into a profession?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Basically, a happy accident </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: Would you still say you still have love for crocheting and making hats? Or has the relationship changed now that it’s one of the ways you make money. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4h4-o_9QPP74QTR445NZ2FnMPhR63usXnu_tSNIrXVaIvelDc3BPVXDbF9b7B_Auy2yRLUMdKMv25k0ymSehy35E8jb4Kjs_We6PAQhjB4HigAc4pDR-Hm8zvOu5IPuKh2T3ss5GdqoiK_dREJf6FaYWkSBBewdXrMyTQihYNYp-3WL2ZRqraY2gVds/s450/Jobanny4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4h4-o_9QPP74QTR445NZ2FnMPhR63usXnu_tSNIrXVaIvelDc3BPVXDbF9b7B_Auy2yRLUMdKMv25k0ymSehy35E8jb4Kjs_We6PAQhjB4HigAc4pDR-Hm8zvOu5IPuKh2T3ss5GdqoiK_dREJf6FaYWkSBBewdXrMyTQihYNYp-3WL2ZRqraY2gVds/w426-h640/Jobanny4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: It depends, it's an ebb-and-flow because sometimes I'll hate it. I think I started hating it when I started making the hats consistently just to sell them. I would make them post them and then the next day someone would buy it, but now it's more like Im making the pieces and spending time with them….and that's what I love about the installation at Dirt Palace because this is the most time i've got to spend time with things i've made. I'm actually happy with it now. At the beginning it was good then it felt bad but now it feels good again. </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: So then what would you say is your desired life for these hats if you aren't interested in making them and selling them instantly?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I'd like to keep them for a while and actually be able to display them in different stores and pop-ups. You know, just do pop-ups in general because I love to meet people and see everyone touch, feel, and wear them. My goal is less direct to consumers online, but first I have to build up inventory and right now I'm trying to find a second person to do it with me but it's hard to find someone who wants to make hats and sell them under my name. I'm trying to find a balance, maybe I can find someone's grandmother out there to help me make them. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: Did you have your mother or someone in your family when you were younger who used to make you clothes?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Naa…I grew up with no family in the states in general. When my mom came here from the Dominican Republic she came with just me, my sister, and my brother at the time and we were all infants. My mom came here by herself. We don't have any family around here, so nobody ever made me clothes. I kind of just started making things by myself. I was always by myself so I started trying things alone. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Was there anyone making/doing art? Who was the first person in your family to show you that? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: My moms a singer, she loved singing and she always made music. Music is my main thing, I think that's what I first gravitated to and it was because my mom. She was always singing and dancing in the living room and that just got my interest, and everything else just went from there, making art and all of that. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: Would you say that music is your main medium and everything else is secondary? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Right now it feels like they are all at the same level. Music has kind of taken a back-step in my life right now because I just released my album and that was a lot. I released that project and now i'm focused on sharpening up my 3-D skills, the crocheting just trying to make all of those things. I'm just trying to find a balance in all of those things and still working a 9-5. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: So you just released your album ‘CABRERA” in April 2023, what would you say was the biggest challenge on that project?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNC1aD3I52w6K75fA0pnGoshf0yuVRTzGfpH3bous-m9_hkUQwZ6HNYXb1Kw3YU8Zih_YHNbuSVBAGFJZs7Nfxi8IN1ajEBbi4jYNvZK8Gu1B3ymsWpiWoKw6-0e3upkpd9fv-Wl7_qJ9JYDWnWkjLs9vGa1bsuVjH1hV6ibFFe-jriqixgHkpXfkG88/s1796/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-11%20at%204.41.51%20PM.png" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Well because the project was a collaborative album, I had like 8 features on it. Just making sure everyone stayed on task was the most difficult part, and just actually making sure the songs got finished. I produced a lot of the album like 4 to 3 years ago, so the production was already done but everybody getting their features recorded, re-recording, feedback, just making sure things sounded good, getting the money to go in the studio, mixing and recording….you know all of that was the most difficult part. Just finalizing everything and making sure it was all at the same level.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: Thinking about how these two mediums relate (music and fashion) for you, each song has like 2-4 artists on it vs when you are in the studio making these hats. I'm imagining it's just you working on them. Do you prefer to work with others or do you prefer to work alone? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I prefer to work alone. I have always worked alone my whole life and I love being by myself. The challenge with the album was that I really wanted to step outside of my comfort zone and work with people and see it through. I'm happy the album came out, but now that it's out I really just want to focus on me, myself and I. That's really what I am going to work on for the next year, just working on solo projects. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: If you see yourself working alone more, where do you see your hats going in a year? Do you want to stay at making hats or make other things also? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I want to expand, my goal is to make dresses. I think dresses are a beautiful canvas to make something really big on. I'm starting with hats because hats are easy, and also gives me the technique and practice of sitting down and working on something for 5 hours consistently. I’ve only crocheted 1 dress, and that took me like 3 months where it takes me about 4 hours to make a hat. So my goal is to eventually build up to making dresses and place them in galleries, and then still do pop-ups after. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do you think of your hats as merchandise or fine art? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Definitely fine art</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The window install is so exciting to pass-by, all of the colors and patterns. When you are making these hats are you imaging specific people wearing them or are you just coming up with random colorways? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Most of the time it just depends on what color yarns I have. I'm learning more about yarn in general and that depending on the color, changes the quality of yarns so most of the time I don't have the option to use what I want, I just have to work with whatever is available. Sometimes I'll get a color for a hat and then not see it for another six months, so my rotation just depends on what's available. But when I think about making dresses I'm definitely making it with who's wearing it in mind. I want to make them for my friends. I never want to think about making them for strangers. Even if it's me making it for a specific person and then it ends up getting sold to the public. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: You want to have the control of knowing where the garments end life is.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Yes, the past 20 hats I've sold I don't know who owns them. Usually the hats are bought for friends, so it never ends where I expect</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: If you had to pick a colorway to live by, what would it be? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Earthtones! I'm an earth sign and I love earth tones. I'm just always wearing green or muted colors. But in the hats, it's the one time I get to play with colors, I don't wear a lot of colorful things but the hats are that outlet. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e4FyhGrXmJM95a1_jIoQ5oa0sWE3N_4o_qlEzyikT_EGhcE-YIgf9Ruv7685GgFqR6gepk_lHVtvAj5jadYZYoVmt2Pi0mpBh9XwyIAuyXUzkhuyALyR_xFw6plhm4Gzj_N94gvQGlX27ll2iIwPhJBWGko2MsBkakxJF8mtOW-pmvvQfo-O6n8HcT0/s675/Jobanny5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e4FyhGrXmJM95a1_jIoQ5oa0sWE3N_4o_qlEzyikT_EGhcE-YIgf9Ruv7685GgFqR6gepk_lHVtvAj5jadYZYoVmt2Pi0mpBh9XwyIAuyXUzkhuyALyR_xFw6plhm4Gzj_N94gvQGlX27ll2iIwPhJBWGko2MsBkakxJF8mtOW-pmvvQfo-O6n8HcT0/w640-h426/Jobanny5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; 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white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; 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white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do you have an interest in fashion or do you just enjoy making hats? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I really don't follow fashion, I just wear what's comfortable to me. I think as I've gotten older I've gotten into it more. Growing up I used to always get bullied for the stuff I would wear, and most of the time it was just what I liked and felt good in so it never made sense to me so I have a love-hate-relationship with fashion because of that. Clothes frustrate me. I’m more into style.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I’m also conscious of how things are made so whenever I see something that's overpriced I'm always like ‘this is some bullshit, I'm not going to buy this cheaply made thing.’</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do you see things and think ‘I'm gonna go home and make this.’?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Yes all the time </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: I see the Dirt Palace window installation as like a department store or Macy’s store front. Do you have a memorable moment with clothes or shopping from when you were younger? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I think all of my memorable shopping moments were with my older brother when he would take me once a year to buy my shoes for the entire school year (that one pair of sneakers). I remember always going to the sneaker store and just picking out the shoes that I liked, that my family never liked. I would always choose the sneaker that they hated on and I would always look good when I put them on and get compliments on them. That's always been the thing in my life, people seeing things that they thought were funny, but when I wore it they would change their mind. </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK-V6uRqd4tBkY6FBpzZ-qxWn1LVmF6juZ2xFRAtONfUgOp0oewuFUXaB5vfR0Wb7GbMYnX-Slu4XUUfdUo6ZTaBx4lJKc3oJ0FraHqnqomBz61_NvnEVR5ZXiAO7zOjchOD1VG64ztIA-ZZQ1oEiDGemIA-o_Q-sBuPBFHI7f_cj4h7-Tx2brAiN7TM/s675/Jobanny6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK-V6uRqd4tBkY6FBpzZ-qxWn1LVmF6juZ2xFRAtONfUgOp0oewuFUXaB5vfR0Wb7GbMYnX-Slu4XUUfdUo6ZTaBx4lJKc3oJ0FraHqnqomBz61_NvnEVR5ZXiAO7zOjchOD1VG64ztIA-ZZQ1oEiDGemIA-o_Q-sBuPBFHI7f_cj4h7-Tx2brAiN7TM/w640-h426/Jobanny6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: You are very generous when it comes to sharing your tools skills, and resources, how important is it to work in community? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: It's something I really care about. Throughout my life I’ve had mentors, when I was younger I worked at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boys & Girls Club</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and had this manager who was really like my best friend. He committed suicide when I was really young and that changed my life. Since then I've always been generous because of how generous he was with me. He really was working with everyone, giving access to his studio, helping my family with rent for one month, and even helped us replace our boiler despite how little he had. Learning from him I couldn't not be generous with what I have.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: Looking at your website, it feels like you are interested in having a story to every project and job you do. Are you always interested in the behind the scenes? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: I'm a behind the scenes kind of guy. I love going through people's work and seeing how they got there. I don't share everything, but I like to be clear how I got there, because how I got there might not look the same as the next person so why not be honest about that. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R: The Dirt Palace window installation is by your studio, how does it feel to see it everyday when you are driving by?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: Honestly, it makes me feel weird, It feels like I’m dissociating, like who did this, who made this? It wasn't me. But the more I pass by it I feel happy, especially seeing it at night all lit up. I'm able to see that it's good work the more I get comfortable with it. I don’t realize the amount of work I put into something until after, and now I'm able to see it and be like ‘woah I did that’ which feels good. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What's the after life of your hats and where can people find you? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">J: After Dirt-Palace I'm planning to have a pop-up at Providence Place Mall to sell them, and from there they will be on sale on my website. I want to push all the hats through pop-ups maybe even at my studio. In general people can always just reach out to me and ask me about commissions or hats that I've already made. I'm always down to make customs, but usually I love to just make a bunch of hats and send them out into the world. </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>********************************************<br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="display: inline-block; position: relative; width: 100px;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCdiNXqCc_SCLnhJe82FELa-Zc6czESV3ugJtVijBYKDIX8y8CdbhTmgTwSTGS-J8ToMzJyRkmM1QYhuNCvBjo9uZ7-xViZWRLOkCVrF7ow-xDi9iI3w_MruIcqjNDthl5VM9lg3kR0ABqLnjMoT4bXFgEmb8RRn5JVB_U5TyXefUw0b9qHRWss4ykH4/s1108/ryan%20cardoso%20artist%20photo.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="842" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCdiNXqCc_SCLnhJe82FELa-Zc6czESV3ugJtVijBYKDIX8y8CdbhTmgTwSTGS-J8ToMzJyRkmM1QYhuNCvBjo9uZ7-xViZWRLOkCVrF7ow-xDi9iI3w_MruIcqjNDthl5VM9lg3kR0ABqLnjMoT4bXFgEmb8RRn5JVB_U5TyXefUw0b9qHRWss4ykH4/s320/ryan%20cardoso%20artist%20photo.png" width="243" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #27282a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #27282a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #27282a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Cardoso is a visual artist exploring portraiture through photography and filmmaking and its importance in archiving the elegance, domesticity, and relationships of black life.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://ryancardoso.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ryancardoso.com/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryanac/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/ryanac/</span></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-39809254540156311302023-06-27T10:40:00.009-04:002023-06-28T09:45:03.493-04:00Conversation between Artist Hernán Jourdan and Archivist/Writer Matthew Lawrence<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjuAJ9FCdjOC8QY5TiT61CNvXxSZ59WhZ5WDI9uNE9Vuw0Fyu90Z4ffhAxXn3iZ9hzBogOF2iqQBSzFhgzl7Mz6RDetq1VHKGX4bjBbx4GH82WJSp9as3mXurg5-X-DilX0amvN0Ec-QyI84vCFWIqHdjVPNzq5vZUsK_rIQH4Kl6r6vCUQmhok_i7Bo/s1758/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.02.35%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1758" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjuAJ9FCdjOC8QY5TiT61CNvXxSZ59WhZ5WDI9uNE9Vuw0Fyu90Z4ffhAxXn3iZ9hzBogOF2iqQBSzFhgzl7Mz6RDetq1VHKGX4bjBbx4GH82WJSp9as3mXurg5-X-DilX0amvN0Ec-QyI84vCFWIqHdjVPNzq5vZUsK_rIQH4Kl6r6vCUQmhok_i7Bo/w640-h304/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.02.35%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re super excited to have had the opportunity to exhibit “Frames” by Artist <a href="http://americano.site/">hernán jourdan.</a><br /><br /> “This personal map is charted from postcards i collected across our continent. “Frames” was made in tandem with the writing of “North By South”, a literary experiment after journeying across South and North America, chronicles from a continent that feels connected but disjointed at the same time. Both pieces speak to the experience of a queer hitchhiker and the collective consciousness I found on the way. It’s bilingual travel literature with confessions you’d find in a diary –after suffering a family crisis. It’s a way to look at this land, the borders established in it, and the nature of our migratory movements. These are maps of routes across the Southern and Northern hemispheres but also, a written exercise towards healing”.<br /><br />Below is a conversation between hernán and writer, scholar, artist <a href="https://www.matthewrobertlawrence.com/">Matthew Lawrence</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0NqypBYSoM17-4V6fsQUvZjkMD9uSMI0K8UlVyb9WL85mxYvpbL8kCF_XV3ZeaH7iDVnHqzlAdCWFpL-ZCiYaTOYB-Z9T3T5eZEVbVJeB7lJVQgi46GsSW1Nv-T1WlWLuHhSUwMCsk9mD_RNlTpLbhi_0q7EW_BAFf6OpSx08ke8oqdOvR5ZrJi7fNQ/s6000/HernanJourdan6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0NqypBYSoM17-4V6fsQUvZjkMD9uSMI0K8UlVyb9WL85mxYvpbL8kCF_XV3ZeaH7iDVnHqzlAdCWFpL-ZCiYaTOYB-Z9T3T5eZEVbVJeB7lJVQgi46GsSW1Nv-T1WlWLuHhSUwMCsk9mD_RNlTpLbhi_0q7EW_BAFf6OpSx08ke8oqdOvR5ZrJi7fNQ/w640-h426/HernanJourdan6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">ML: Your piece includes a large map of the Americas, where South America is on the left and the United States is on the right. It seems like there’s a certain freedom to be gained – maybe just creatively but maybe more than that, too – from redrawing maps and national boundaries. Can you talk a little about maps as an art form and why you chose this format for this particular piece?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">HJ: So the piece grew as I was writing of my experiences moving from one place to another. And I think that I needed to graphically represent, to somehow see those spaces collide in some way. I needed to see those spaces existing on the same plane, on the same surface, and add to that my own body—the limits of my own body—as a way to articulate how intertwined all of that is to me. I think maps, as a tool, definitely have colonialist implications: how we understand territory and how we make it accessible to ourselves. That being said, I think they hold a symbolic power that, to me as a creator, allows me to articulate thoughts and explore my own experience with them. </span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8707c75d-7fff-9b25-945b-da68baf13f79"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">That aside, there is some kind of politics that becomes present when we position the north above the south, and I think history—at least recent history—confirms those power dynamics, those politics, which I want to challenge. That's present in me all of the time when I look at maps. My intention in this particular piece was not necessarily to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">challenge those politics, but rather to bring them closer to me as someone who is affected by them.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ad9b0d1-7fff-a91b-b206-45a7c6eaf6ca"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: You’re from Argentina, but this piece for me recalls the Chilean artist Juan Downey. Both Chile and Argentina had extremely grim dictatorships later in the twentieth century, both of which were supported by the United States. Downey’s work from the 1970s is rather optimistic, with swirls of color replacing national boundaries. Your work in a sense does the opposite, in one instance making clear the legal distinctions between countries in South America. You’ve traveled extensively, so could you talk a bit about the realities of national borders in places you’ve been, and specifically how you’ve seen that impact the people there?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: What I can say about national boundaries is fairly limited to my own experience traveling. And it’s interesting that Juan Downey is being brought up because his piece in which different colors swirl around the landmass of South America actually coincides with an earlier piece that I have made in which, again, colors are merging into one another, disregarding any political boundaries. And I think that speaks to the understanding I have of those boundaries being merely political. And of course it’s no small thing. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But there is another type of how different regions exist and establish identity, which is more regional and sometimes a lot more blurry. Less clear, way more heterogeneous. The Northwest of Argentina has a lot more in common with the neighboring country of Bolivia than it does, perhaps, with other areas of Argentina. In fact, when I was about to cross the border from La Quiaca, which is Argentina, to the border town Villazón in Bolivia, I remember there is one path for people like me who are not from the area and are just passing through. And then there’s a separate path altogether, a bridge over a small river that is traveled by locals. And you can see how fluidly people use that bridge to go from one place to the other. So different boundaries are in place for different people. From what I saw it seemed like it was one order overriding another order, and that only made sense for people needing to attain their legality or stamp from the immigration office –not for people running daily errands. So borders become relevant according to who needs to go through them, I guess. I say this to enhance the idea that borders are fluid in my experience. There’s a legal order that also is there, but that’s not the only one, and I would say it works to the advantage of a lot of people that there are alternative ways of navigating those spaces. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOps46q2pu5JVNgMWjIPsXYHzaCgvqT84Cplppkp_bunBUCL0vHUVsiNwwhmTGbCEGkDLkPSaVeCCxMnmmNuab6m94rL7f7uRXpqiRPsvqaBH8_joup3kj5CWYMzxFaugEMhXmGPcJNdxu7cNJgUCMm2NO4OKxU3eanFCmrXv50zevNpxDl4Z7PO8FI/s6000/HernanJourdan3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lOps46q2pu5JVNgMWjIPsXYHzaCgvqT84Cplppkp_bunBUCL0vHUVsiNwwhmTGbCEGkDLkPSaVeCCxMnmmNuab6m94rL7f7uRXpqiRPsvqaBH8_joup3kj5CWYMzxFaugEMhXmGPcJNdxu7cNJgUCMm2NO4OKxU3eanFCmrXv50zevNpxDl4Z7PO8FI/w640-h426/HernanJourdan3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-58581943-7fff-b0a7-16b8-c3b1214eb119"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: On your website you describe this project as “bilingual travel literature with confessions you’d find in a diary after suffering a family crisis”, and I found myself wondering whether the crisis was the family discovering the diary or whether it was the crisis that came first and inspired the diary writing. Is this a diary that’s secretly meant to be discovered? Or is it really a personal project where you aren’t thinking about who’s seeing it? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: So the diary grows from the experiences I had after a family crisis, so it follows that episode of trauma as a way to cope with it, understand it better, and heal from it. It’s also interesting to think about who might read the diary. It’s definitely a personal project, but I am thinking about who might read it, although it’s funny that I am writing this in English and my mother tongue is Spanish, and I would say most of my family would not be able to read the diary completely in English. And that actually feels like it would be an important piece of the healing process, to have my family members encounter this writing and reading it. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I think there’s another piece to it that articulates some of the politics I was describing earlier, that makes it necessary for me to make that translation into English and to speak directly to the people who live in this country, who use English as their main language. So I have positioned myself strategically in the tongue of what I think is the oppressor, so that I can communicate directly with it. It is something that I am still trying to understand fully and unravel. But I think the riddle has to do with who’s the actual oppressor and if it is located within my family, or if it’s rooted somewhere else. And by approaching this other language, I am somehow trying to convince myself that I’m addressing it. And maybe that’s what feels necessary for me to do in this moment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: I spent a while in front of the window reading the piece, and thinking about the use of Spanish and English text at a literal intersection where some people are monolingual English speakers and some are monolingual Spanish speakers. Your piece feels extremely personal, but who were you picturing as your audience when you installed this window?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: I touched a bit on this just now, but I have to be honest: I don’t think I have a very clear sense of who the audience is. And it’s something that happens to me a lot when I am creating because I’m often unsure! And it’s a bit of a moot point because a lot of people, for example on the [art] funding-side want to know, they ask that question in grant applications, but I just find that so difficult sometimes because it seems that it’s based on assumptions of who’s going to be interested. And I can never know who’s going to be interested. A woman who is 54 might take interest in it or a trans person who is 16 might take interest in it, and I don’t have a desire to limit that. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Furthermore, as I was saying at the beginning, the piece was helping me navigate and chart a territory that was very confusing to me because of the traumatic experience of a family crisis. So I was using it as an aid, as a way to help. I think that’s the most honest answer I can give. </span></p><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W6Zv_J0AOyhjFbihqYl9dOPyEUH8jMvCOkKhAwKCncfSp2lUR4729dMJHtSUBzIQhXXBpQms8rWB4fo92rL2umvNZR87eLKhRPREMpPxaQithz_9sTNMzDdb1v_vlne2_X19loKULO2IdY0KUNrKeuLaTOtLxhur62LJjUrDjYunqzoRITsobPugSs0/s6000/HernanJourdan4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W6Zv_J0AOyhjFbihqYl9dOPyEUH8jMvCOkKhAwKCncfSp2lUR4729dMJHtSUBzIQhXXBpQms8rWB4fo92rL2umvNZR87eLKhRPREMpPxaQithz_9sTNMzDdb1v_vlne2_X19loKULO2IdY0KUNrKeuLaTOtLxhur62LJjUrDjYunqzoRITsobPugSs0/w640-h426/HernanJourdan4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-78519a52-7fff-b5ed-50a1-448a53517991"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: The form and writing in this piece feel very spontaneous and intuitive. What did creating this work mean for you personally? And could you talk for a minute about the physical development of this piece? Were there tests and concept drawings? Or did it all spill out to some extent?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: Yes. I think that’s worth pausing and looking at. The piece grew as something unplanned, something out of need. I hold the belief that art has that power that helps us articulate what needs to be said externally, so that we can somehow address landscapes that might be internal. So, all the time, I think that there’s an exercise of transmutation with it. Perhaps other folks approach their art making with more tests, but that wasn’t my approach. I was following a process that was personal, which is the writing of these experiences and not relying on premeditation or plans to execute the piece. </span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: An extension of the prior question, what drove you to share this piece publicly? A bit of the imagery and a chunk of the text is very sexual, and I found myself devising a narrative behind your journey all around the two continents. But there’s also an explicit narrative of trauma, though I don’t think the trauma itself is stated directly.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: Sharing this piece publicly comes from both an invitation from the Dirt Palace, but also from a personal desire to share the work that I’m doing. I have been very intentional recently about sharing more of the things that I do. Because I often don’t. I often keep a lot of processes to myself and, in my experience, it takes a lot of time for something to be presented to other folks. Perhaps because once I do that, I feel like the piece reaches the end of its cycle. And so maybe there’s something in there actually that I don’t want to let go of. I want to keep invested and engaged with whatever piece is at hand. So I perhaps involuntarily or unconsciously refrain from that end of the cycle. But there’s definitely moments in which I think that it’s worth sharing and worth putting out there. And that I think, hopefully multiplies the power that the creative process can have. And based on the conversations that I’ve had since this piece is up, I received a lot of positive energy, a lot of interactions happened because of it. And I’m thankful for that. Very grateful for that and for the opportunity to show the work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And to the other point of the piece being sexually explicit, I guess that trajectory one could put together from looking at it. It is absolutely autobiographical, self-referential, so there’s no hiding there. And I think because it responds to my own need for making sense of my circumstances, I just followed what I felt like was needed for that based on the things that were happening to me, and how I went about addressing this trauma. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The explicit sexual images are very much a part of the family crisis that I experienced. And it’s something that receives a lot of inhibition from a lot of people. Taboos. And I don't think that makes it easier to talk about the things that need to be discussed. That’s my personal opinion. However, again, sexuality was key to the experiences I had. So it felt like it was a way for me to address it and call it into the picture.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML: You describe both yourself and your work as queer, which I (also queer) noticed quickly but which others may find a more subtle theme. Is the queerness of your work essential to understanding it? Or do you prefer to offer your audiences multiple entry points? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HJ: My take on the queerness of the piece is almost an afterthought, in the sense that I know queer is the term that better describes my sexuality and my experience of being in this world and engaging with other people on different levels. But I think it comes after my experience. In other words, there’s a tree and then we come up with the word tree for it. And I don’t think the tree cares much what it’s called. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think it’s similar to my experience in a way, and thinking otherwise can perhaps lend itself to limitations and confusions. I think, perhaps, I am interested in the term queer even because it enhances, creates a more nuanced spectrum for identity than words like gay may allow for. I think the term gay for me has come to actually speak to a very particular identity that I don’t actually identify with so much. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And perhaps it’s similar with my work. I can only think about it in queer terms if I put it at the same level in which I am considering how nuanced the experience of a queer person can be. And how personal it is also. And I think the piece has that, in the sense that it has its own experience to it. In a very stubborn way, it refuses to be prescribed limits. It talks about limits, it talks about boundaries, but it juxtaposes them. I don’t want to do too much explaining, but it is saying that the experience that I’m able to have transcends those clear delimitations. And I think to an extent that’s similar to what terminology I use to describe myself or the work I do. Those things, I think, come at a later stage. In other words, I need to first have my own experience, then find the words to communicate it to others. And some of the beauty of relying on visual media is that I don’t necessarily have to lean on words. Although I do—quite a lot here—but that’s not the only way of creating meaning that’s available to me.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGh5LCXcX3cKsBCsypxGFpYrd7sLe1z389vDmZ6MKpl41KOWK2V02iKB9XNndkrkSxaaG1Tyv_3isSENfrZjzXkBQ9oDi7Gr-t2G5XWLjjYvBJO7Gz00Iy_QCNnSVNH75HbVdS1JPkG1BnzRG1IkTC2f1z5830dNR80TGXVt6WYAI6x64v_LLlOPRdQmw/s1748/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.14.10%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1748" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGh5LCXcX3cKsBCsypxGFpYrd7sLe1z389vDmZ6MKpl41KOWK2V02iKB9XNndkrkSxaaG1Tyv_3isSENfrZjzXkBQ9oDi7Gr-t2G5XWLjjYvBJO7Gz00Iy_QCNnSVNH75HbVdS1JPkG1BnzRG1IkTC2f1z5830dNR80TGXVt6WYAI6x64v_LLlOPRdQmw/w640-h480/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.14.10%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">ML: This isn’t specifically about your window, but you have a sailboat, La Luna, that you have been refurbishing and using for spoken/video pieces. Providence is the waterfront city that refuses to accept that it’s a waterfront city.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">HJ: Okay, so Luna definitely is an invitation to the waterfront. Intentionally. It’s the way that I can articulate space that is otherwise sometimes even neglected, right? And a place where we, as constituents of Providence, as inhabitants of this area, send things to die and to forget. We think of the water or the ocean as a space that can receive things and we can forget about them. Residue. Everything drains into the ocean and somehow we expect that as a consequence it disappears from our sight, almost with very little account of what happens to that afterwards. But nothing really gets lost. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s interesting that you say this city does not acknowledge its waterfront because I have not thought about it that way. But it very much coincides with my home city, the place I understand as home which is Buenos Aires, which is a very big city that is built with its back to the Rio de la Plata river basin that is right next to it. So definitely a separate endeavor altogether from the one we were addressing, but I feel like in order to start talking about it and confronting it and countering it, we need to be situated close to it. We need to bring ourselves to it. And perhaps even experience submission to something that is bigger than ourselves and something that to a great extent actually determines our well-being and survival.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">ML: We’re talking just a few days after the expiration of Title 42, the COVID emergency policy that severely restricted immigration to the United States from land crossings in Mexico, but essentially from across Latin America. When developing your work, do you think at all about how it may react to developments and/or future world events? </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">HJ: I appreciate the mention of this context. Entry to the United States is regulated on very different levels, right? Not just as the border, but through visas that allow certain people to come in and out. And in order to obtain those visas, in a lot of cases you have to meet certain criteria that make the visas accessible only to folks who can comply with the terms that this country imposes for other people to go through. All the time, I’m thinking about how my piece engages in that conversation. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think perhaps one of the reasons why this particular topic is hot, for me and perhaps other people, is because it articulates a lot of struggle from one side, one that the powers who impose this order negate and refuse to acknowledge –while having a degree of responsibility to it. So there's a breach in conversation, and there’s a big gap in terms of what this country needs to do so that people can heal. Because everything that happens at the borders of this country is dictated by the histories that precede us, and the power dynamics that have been established, and continue to play out to this day. So it seems very important to examine those circumstances in order to talk about it properly. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think it’s also very important to look at how human rights may be violated by the strong restrictions that are imposed on accessing this country. Human rights in terms of the right for a home, the right for safety, the right to establish a family, the right to seek asylum. And a lot of those things are negated with the current structures, to keep people from entering this country or rather to control the circumstances in which they do, and use that situation to favor the prevailing powers of this country. At the same time, there’s a narrative that places perceived danger on the well-being of the people who are already in this country, and that seems to make people turn against each other instead of harboring compassion and understanding. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think in order to properly address this flow and this traveling across a territory, we need to be looking at exactly what is being accomplished. And what is being accomplished speaks directly to what this country’s priorities might be. In other words, look at the conditions of the people that are allowed to be here. There’s people with “ankle monitors”, devices that they are not allowed to take off so they can be tracked while they are waiting to be called into court –very similar to how systems of exploitation work. Looking at “what is being accomplished” means looking at the circumstances people are weathering because of the policies in place. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I also feel like it’s important to say that every story of coming into this country might be different. But once again I want to come back to the point of the people in the US needing to address something that they are negating, a piece of history that they are negating, and that they have been instrumental in constructing. So long as people don’t open up to the things that need to be talked about, it’s going to be very hard to find harmony and understanding among groups of people, and specifically to get close to an idea of healing for what has happened across boundaries.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">********</span></p></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://americano.site/">hernán jourdan</a> explores the wealth of hybrid identities through video, performance and writing. Born in Argentina, he trained as a theater artist (EMBA, EMAD) and completed Film & Video studies at the School of Tokyo Visual Arts, in Japan, as a scholarship recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education. He hitchhiked extensively across South America before immigrating to Providence in 2014, and for the chronicles of this journey hernán was awarded a<a href="https://rifoundation.org/news/rhode-island-foundation-awards-25-000-fellowships-to-three-ri-writers"> MacColl Johnson Fellowship</a> (2021). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the last few years in Rhode Island, hernán has devised plays (“La Despedida” RI Devised Theater Festival); installations (“Un Vacío lleno de Gente”, RISD Museum); and served as collaborator (Strange Attractor, Manton Avenue Project, Studio Loba). In the role of cultural producer, he has worked with the Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism (“PVDFest”); the Artists Communities Alliance (“EPI” & annual conference); and has coordinated documentaries in Patagonia and Antarctica. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In 2021 he founded the<a href="http://futureaccessministry.com/"> Ministry of Future Access</a> to facilitate collective learning opportunities at no-cost to participants while advocating for fair pay to local artists, partnering with the Community Libraries of Providence (“Arte y Vecindario”) and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (“Life & Editing in Art”). Among other honors, hernán is a New England Creative Community Fellow (NAS, 2022); a past writer-in-residency of<a href="https://www.assetsforartists.org/blog/2021/3/31/the-studios-announces-summerfall-fellowship-awardees"> Studios at MassMoCA</a> (2021); and a recent grantee of the Public Art Learning Fund (nefa, 2023) that supported his investigation of art and performance in public spaces in France. Learn more at www.hernanjourdan.com</span><p dir="ltr" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />**********<br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.matthewrobertlawrence.com/">Matthew Lawrence</a> is an archivist, writer, and magazine editor currently living in Providence. He has a Masters in Information Studies from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts and Anthropology from Rhode Island College. He co-edits the queer art journal Headmaster and is currently working with Jason Tranchida on Scandalous Conduct, a multi-year project about the 1919 Newport Sex Scandal.<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><br />Lawrence edited Law and Order Party, a curated email-based guide to art events happening in Rhode Island. The newsletter included 262 weekly issues from 2015 - 2020, as well as a popular annual summer guide. In 2019, Lawrence’s hybrid fiction/video essay was part of the digital catalog Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman: Tonight we are going out and we are all getting hammered, which accompanied Eisenman’s exhibition at the RISD Museum. His writing has also appeared in a number of regional art publications as well as The New Inquiry, The Guardian, and Salon.</span></div><p></p><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><p style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 17pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_eGQQwxDEp5KK3BcQNxr5sekdZ58yQI3ZDuyIBSa5PG6t0tzpm0So5W7UXZZkJoPibH9O9nsGWQ61heT3BX3gUH7N2bf59VdkuAQEcTXqbaf7xJMKPJXikrt654lqqC9J0RIxx7Qk6greXN1lRIFAqOeDVi40y1oGMuuMSGQih0jmDN2MYZjGg3y5hc/s1106/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.35.59%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_eGQQwxDEp5KK3BcQNxr5sekdZ58yQI3ZDuyIBSa5PG6t0tzpm0So5W7UXZZkJoPibH9O9nsGWQ61heT3BX3gUH7N2bf59VdkuAQEcTXqbaf7xJMKPJXikrt654lqqC9J0RIxx7Qk6greXN1lRIFAqOeDVi40y1oGMuuMSGQih0jmDN2MYZjGg3y5hc/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-22%20at%206.35.59%20PM.png" width="230" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #232d37; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p></span></span></div></div>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-73861331921678096112023-05-30T18:01:00.004-04:002023-05-30T18:06:41.903-04:00Doors Towards Forwards<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templatePreheader" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="preheaderContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px;"><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2022/4/pysanka-ukrainian-easter-egg" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: indigo;">must be the season of the egg</span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContent"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">DIRT</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">PALAC</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 47px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">E</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: futura;">MAY 2023</span></span><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top">LIVE AT THE DIRT PALACE <br /><img data-file-id="6443833" height="700" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2727c8d6-190c-d8d4-0c66-1cd9c6bfd9f5.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 700px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">Artist in Residence/ Live/Work studio opening at Dirt Palace Classic</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">September 1st!!!</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">Residency is for a 1 year term</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">For more info on what the opportunity <br />entails</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-place-classic-info" style="color: black;">Click HERE</a></strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">To learn more about how to apply</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-palace-apply-1" style="color: black;">Click HERE</a></strong></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Timeline:<br />Applications open May 1st<br />Application close June 26th<br />Interviews the week of July 17th<br />Applicants are notified by Week of July 24th<br />Move in September 1st<br /><img data-file-id="6463913" height="26" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/0e1dec0f-c5b7-1bba-1e7c-b26400125192.png" style="border: 0px; height: 26px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 650px;" width="650" /></span></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateBody" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: x-large;">!MUSIC! !SHOW!</span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6463525" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/67ece00b-a5ac-b42a-d596-6fdcdcab165a.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 382px;" width="382" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MIRRORED FATALITY<br />GYNA BOOTLEG<br />SHEY RIVERA RIOS<br />PLEASURE COFFIN</span><br /><br />at Dirt Palace Saturday July 8th <br />$10-$20 sliding scale NOTAFLOF<br />doors at 8p, Show starts at 9pm SHARP!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 28px;">This show hosted in collaboration with Digital Soup (Boston)!!<br /><img data-file-id="6463529" height="200" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ddd8df34-a5d4-09a7-e34d-742572ac754c.png" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 296px;" width="296" /></span><br /><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">**************<br />SAVE THE DATE<br />OPENING!<br />JUNE 27TH</span><br /> <br /><img data-file-id="6464621" height="648" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c027a124-1551-768f-a376-b602ec261467.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 648px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br />We've been installing some sculpture that we're so excited about at the Wedding Cake House. Join us in celebrating the work and the artists Tuesday June 27th. Stay tuned for more info! Also it's Kai's birthday so get your calendar organized!</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>**************<br /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a href="http://dirtpalace.org/Window%20About.html" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">WINDOW</a></span></span></u></p><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: futura; font-size: 18px;">CURRENT WINDOW ARTIST: <a href="http://americano.site/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERNAN JOURDAN</a></span><br /><br />WINDOW ON DISPLAY UNTIL END OF MAY!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6463933" height="433" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/01eaee5f-05f3-f75f-8040-b6cb438d2a5c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 433px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 650px;" width="650" /><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;">Hernán Jourdan has completed film & video studies at the School of Tokyo Visual Arts (2008) and since then developed projects in Argentina, Chile, United States, Canada & France.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;"><a href="https://rifoundation.org/news/rhode-island-foundation-awards-25-000-fellowships-to-three-ri-writers" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">MacColl Johnson Fellow</a> for creative writing (2021) by the Rhode Island Foundation. Scholarship recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省 / Monbukagakusho).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;">In residence at <a href="https://www.citedesartsparis.net/en/open-studio-days-hernan-jourdan" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cité Internationale Des Arts</a> (2018) he started developing <a href="http://americano.site/index.php/nbs/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">North by South</a> , a literary experiment that chronicles his immigration journey from Buenos Aires to Providence, RI. The project has continued to grow thanks to <a href="https://www.assetsforartists.org/blog/2019/8/21/2020-ri-capacity-building-grants" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Assets for Artists</a> (2019) and a writer-in-residency program at the <a data-id="https://www.assetsforartists.org/blog/2021/3/31/the-studios-announces-summerfall-fellowship-awardees" data-type="URL" href="https://www.assetsforartists.org/blog/2021/3/31/the-studios-announces-summerfall-fellowship-awardees" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Studios at MassMoca</a> (2021).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;">He is a PGI grantee (2018-2019) of the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts ( <a href="https://risca.online/category/explore/artists/page/8/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">RISCA </a><a href="https://risca.online/category/explore/artists/page/8/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">)</a> to develop the Latinx queer platform <a href="http://americano.site/index.php/2020/08/12/thank-you-for-listening/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Thank You For Listening</a> . On this platform we host conversations and artistic expressions that manifest and celebrate our different identities as Latin Americans. TYFL has also been commissioned by the RISD Museum for the <a href="https://risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/events/assembly-encuentro-thank-you-listening" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Assembly/Encuentro</a> series.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6463925" height="433" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/97660791-4c25-d3aa-01e7-078d5ff12106.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 433px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 650px;" width="650" /><br />These are postcards from a continent. “North By South” is a literary experiment, a journey across <br />South and North America made chronicles from a continent that feels connected but disjointed at <br />the same time. It’s the experience of a queer hitchhiker and the collective consciousness he finds <br />across diferent geographies. It’s bilingual travel literature with the confessions that a diary receives <br />after suffering a family crisis. It’s a journal where borders made upon this land are questioned and so <br />the nature of our e/migration journeys re-imagined. It is a map of routes across the Southern <br />and Northern hemispheres and above all, a written exercise towards healing.<br /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6463929" height="433" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d414d575-c080-0952-2284-795273fa974c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 433px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 650px;" width="650" /></p></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: futura;"><img data-file-id="6463913" height="26" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/0e1dec0f-c5b7-1bba-1e7c-b26400125192.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 26px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 650px;" width="650" /><br />*****UPDATES</span> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: futura;">*****</span></span></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><u><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a><br /></u><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-92c66a0a-7fff-cd22-3acc-b51ab4bc31e2">I’ll be performing at The Broadway in Brooklyn on June 2nd<br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/massa-nera-w-trophy-hunt-dreamwell-desgracia-commonsage-tickets-609018459607" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Tickets Available Here</a></span><br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/massa-nera-w-trophy-hunt-dreamwell-desgracia-commonsage-tickets-609018459607" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6462057" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c39ff2ba-1e96-7066-4ae5-58f59ee727b0.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong>NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY</strong></span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6464609" height="619" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/021ba5b8-ec2d-d2bc-5c8e-f3094eb2c617.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 619px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></strong></span></u><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6464613" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/4d04509c-1dff-6362-e3c5-f9e63fea30e7.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 666px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br />Mural Coming soon at Peace St Campus in the West End. 🖤<br /><br />And <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ysaneldotcom/video/7234604296107527470?lang=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">check out this video of one of YSANAL's student's murals</a><br /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a> <br /></strong></span></u><br />Hello Hello!!! This is my last digest :( After two beautiful years living at the Dirt Palace, I am moving. I am<br /> staying in Providence with my partner, Avery and our cat, Thimble, so we'll be around and about all the <br />time. I can't even begin to express my immense gratitude to the Dirt Palace and all of the wonderful people <br />that have been a part of my time here. I will always treasure this time. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />As a final little link for you all- my partner Avery and I have started a little press called <a href="https://www.pinestreetpress.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pine Street Press</a> <br />where we are selling some of our work and being pretty silly- enjoy :) More things will be continually <br />added every month or so. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />love to all :)<br /><img data-file-id="6462105" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9d8b2a3f-66db-447a-7706-f9a62076497b.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 389px;" width="389" /><img data-file-id="6462109" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/401d2be5-df04-2ae4-ec9e-217b08aafaf1.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><br /><br /><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></u></a><br /><br />Hello from me and this snail-hunting <a href="https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/limpkin" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Limpkin </a>that I scoped while visiting Gainesville recently.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6464025" height="309" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/e136fd25-1bb4-7b8c-1ab9-c00ea35c5452.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 309px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 549px;" width="549" /><br /><br />This past Spring I've been helping out with the Providence-based <a href="https://www.instagram.com/buildingcircle/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Building Circles</a> crew to put a second <br />story on a one story building. It has been a fantastic feat and I have been learning a lot along side amazing people like Vuthy and Yun-Yun (pictured below)! <br /><br /><img data-file-id="6462637" height="733" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/2d126737-fab1-77bc-e377-2d4b51d44a92.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 733px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><br /><br />I also took part helping to install a marquee (fabricated at a fine furniture woodshop I work at) on the <br />Wedding Cake House lawn. Check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsaV8avs5lJ/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">woodshop boss</a> Shaun Bullens finishing the install touches.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6462633" height="412" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/d8bfbd59-4634-6ed9-91d1-92f5f684a2c1.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 412px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><br /><br />Artistically, the past few months have been a bit of an internal time, doing a bit of collaging and seeing <br />where that takes me.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6462629" height="412" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/132d317a-54d4-a0ef-2f80-1fac63f6975c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 412px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><br /><br />Upcoming for Providence, June 23rd I will be playing a duet with<a href="https://hangingoutis.bandcamp.com/track/dirt-palace-ft-ln-celestine-viola-mixer" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"> Anka</a> at The Lost Bag, which will be at an exciting new location. June 22nd Anka and I will be DJing together at the disco skate night in downtown Providence, come through.<br /><br /><br /><u><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black;">PIPPI </a></span></span></strong><a href="https://pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;">ZORNOZA</span></span></strong></u><br /><br />Want one of these burning prints below? Send something you've made (a drawing, a print, a poem, an <br />audio track, a popsicle (don't actually send a popsicle), a manifesto, a small child) to<br />Pippi Z<br />14 Olneyville Square<br />Providence RI 02909<br /><img data-file-id="6463549" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/22ae609d-947f-93b5-a948-6e75a78f60f4.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 485px;" width="485" /><br />and she'll send you one in the mail FOC (that's free of charge for the non-Anthony Perkins fans). Offer <br />available till they are all gone. Don't forget to include your return address. Free prints only for people willing <br />to send me something in the snail mail. This was originally a "friends & family" deal now extended to the<br /> "public". But whatever you call yourself, feel free to send mail in exchange.<br /><br />This is a yearly project. Prints from last year (image below) are now for sale for $35. (that is unless you <br />want to send me multiple things in the mail - one labeled "<em>burn"</em>, one labeled "<em>time"</em>.)<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291785" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/423c51c0-7c75-7a20-e3eb-52796e2874b7.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 407px;" width="407" /><br /><br />HARPY will be performing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fuckthefourthfest/?hl=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Fuck the 4th Fest</a> in Providence Sunday July 2nd. So pumped for this line-up!!! We're releasing a new track soooooooon. Keep an eye on our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harpyprovidence/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">insta</a> or <a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/album/a-sacrifice" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">bandcamp</a><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6461957" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f9e18f58-d2e5-7173-60ec-6e34b63ded68.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;">XANDER MARRO</span></span></strong></a><br />Exhibit A) the uses and abuses of the Lynda Benglis 1974 art forum ad to discuss a Susan Sontag essay <br />Exhibit B) On May 25th <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Earmarked-for-Collision-A-Highly-Biased-Tour-of-Collage-Animation/Robinson/p/book/9781032103129" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Earmarked for Collision</a>: a Highly Biased Tour of Collage Animation, by Chris Robinson, the first scholarly book on the topic of collage animation came out and there's some pages about <br />X & her movies in it. All of the chapter tiles are great, but very excited to hang in a chapter titled <em>"Pending Elliptical Ghost Perverts"</em><br /><img data-file-id="6462045" height="824" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/c0e2324f-a986-f8bd-e677-39323c0e45e4.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 824px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6462049" height="695" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6bf892d6-97e8-fbbd-14f4-f3be59fe1937.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 695px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><img data-file-id="6462053" height="59" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4afb4fe6-cbaa-9c3e-b9d3-571b7c8bc714.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 59px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 48px;">****BULLETIN BOARD******</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span face="arial,sans-serif"><br />Check out J.R. Uretsky's @jr_worshipband upcoming performance at </span><a id="x_x_m_-3946473824114197257m_-4241365910220265672plusReplyChip-1" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;">@providencepubliclibrary on <br /></a><span face="arial,sans-serif">Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 1 PM. This performance features a reading by John-Francis Quiñonez @q_buckaroo and is with registration: <a href="https://provlib.libcal.com/event/10743438">https://provlib.libcal.com/event/10743438</a><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6464617" height="262" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/e7b1e38c-ef53-377d-6e4f-49c6107ab86a.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 262px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span></p><div style="line-height: 21px;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><strong>********************************</strong></span></p><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 34px;">LIBRARY HI-LITES!<br /><br />MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE LIBRARY<br />FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span></h3><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><br /><img data-file-id="6464629" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/16baa905-22a0-5dbe-3601-285b36ef7d22.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6464625" height="286" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/7418152f-cc33-4d49-ce0b-ef39a9052052.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 286px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /></div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">We just got a copy of the children's book that <a href="https://www.kahyangni.com/">Kah Yangni </a>illustrated! We're so pumped for them </div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">(and for all of the kids who will grow up reading it!!). <br /> </div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templateFooter" style="border-bottom: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="footerContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" id="social" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2022/4/pysanka-ukrainian-easter-egg" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">mind your egg beeswax</a>//i<a href="https://mymodernmet.com/pysanky-ukrainian-easter-egg/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">f u don't like egg art can we even be friends?</a>/</span>// <a href="https://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=8f00cb189a&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">forward to a friend</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-8140871741098974882023-04-09T18:43:00.006-04:002023-04-10T08:56:02.400-04:00Artist Interview!! Artist Marius Keo Marjolin in conversation with writer Anne Elizabeth Moore<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our current Dirt Palace Storefront Window Gallery artist is Marius Keo Marjolin.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b9badffb-7fff-3d70-07b0-2358d32754a4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marius Keo Marjolin (they/them) is a mixed Khmerican printmaker and illustrator based in Providence. Originally from Westchester NY, they graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021 with a BFA in Printmaking. Currently, they are a member of Binch Press, a cooperatively run printshop centering queer and BIPOC artists. Through silkscreen, collage, and mixed media, Keo Marjolin melds DIY forms of image-making with motifs from Khmer classical dance to explore cultural and ecological cycles of transformation.</span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.mariusmarjolin.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.mariusmarjolin.com/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tofu.twink/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/tofu.twink/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tofutwink" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.tiktok.com/@tofutwink</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is a conversation between Marius and author/ cultural critic <a href="https://anneelizabethmoore.com/"><span style="color: #800180;">Anne Elizabeth Moore</span></a></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*************************************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">AEM: Why don’t you start by telling me how your Dirt Palace window installation ended up coming together?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cb34ce7b-7fff-7869-f7e4-f1b658d162ae" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Marius: I met up with Xander in January. I had been working on these big</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">paper collage figures</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">—and to define big, a little less than life size. So for me, life-size being five foot three—that's my life size. So comparable in height to me, or a little smaller. Working on them primarily on my apartment floor. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuRcNidleiHwApqKSiznzGbfrdRQmU02Y_pZMKmApuDhj9z5u-FIajiIu5AZ649JFMBObwsHFsUjGlTe31haRZKSHNxP-cs9evRnDbS5jJI4ZDVokgYEPUop69BLJVM128chPJ-e_z4YIdj3jVughFRQv69_2O0Twf6RtLOx0ZrxZnwBXt-s2KIF6/s675/Marius_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuRcNidleiHwApqKSiznzGbfrdRQmU02Y_pZMKmApuDhj9z5u-FIajiIu5AZ649JFMBObwsHFsUjGlTe31haRZKSHNxP-cs9evRnDbS5jJI4ZDVokgYEPUop69BLJVM128chPJ-e_z4YIdj3jVughFRQv69_2O0Twf6RtLOx0ZrxZnwBXt-s2KIF6/w640-h427/Marius_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: How big is your apartment? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Relative to my friends who live in New York, it's fine. It's definitely doable. But I floated all around the house. Like the living room was sometimes my studio. So if you had seen me then I would be on the ground with scraps of paper, all around me, and then a station to paint on paper and then a station to glue with, like, cardboard to protect the rug. And then maybe my cat checking in every now and then and sitting right on the face of the drawing. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The base is a pretty standard drawing paper, and then I had this huge collection of different specialty papers from my time in the printmaking department at RISD. So lots of, I guess, eastern papers, like Kozo or Lokta. Over time, for the most part, [the forms stayed] pretty rigid, just from the layers of paper on top. There were a few areas such as the hands where I backed [the paper] with some board. So the back is a little bit … you know, you don't have to see the back.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Then how were you actually making the figures? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I start with a roll out, from this drawing paper roll I have that's a few feet wide. I'll roll out some paper. I’ll start with maybe five feet by three feet worth of paper, and I’ll try to draw the figure to scale as best I can. From there, that initial sketch is going to get chopped up and traced onto watercolor paper, for mostly the hands, the legs, and the mask, or the face. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Or I’ll trace out based on that mock-up, onto the other sheets of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">decorative </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">paper. Over time, I'll just have, like, a leg hanging in one end of the studio and an arm that I'm working on in the other. At some point they do get pasted together, mostly using nori paste or rice paste.
</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKbpJihZJ8Mmt2zDU3QjfK0-AEWsw9kcYuL4TbLi592NsMzAuSPajf__G3g4izAf0c-NJ3RM1ex1RSQRi1wQIIevt1sA_ttGMfSl1MgTZBeF5ArckoePJ7LoRGM3Mfin9drB1Eq__pC7qpezGqYcXFIsxlmIoCKLp4DnoDc-ft3Ja_IFkH2_Mc1fa/s450/Marius_7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKbpJihZJ8Mmt2zDU3QjfK0-AEWsw9kcYuL4TbLi592NsMzAuSPajf__G3g4izAf0c-NJ3RM1ex1RSQRi1wQIIevt1sA_ttGMfSl1MgTZBeF5ArckoePJ7LoRGM3Mfin9drB1Eq__pC7qpezGqYcXFIsxlmIoCKLp4DnoDc-ft3Ja_IFkH2_Mc1fa/w426-h640/Marius_7.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">AEM: The exhibition retells a moment from the Reamker, the Cambodian version of the Sanskrit epic
poem, the Ramayana. Was using traditionally Asian-crafted materials important to the process? </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2b67cb23-7fff-472f-d297-0d5a424f70e1"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I think it was somewhat part of the process. Something that I was thinking about while working on the pieces was that my grandfather, who's Cambodian, passed away during the beginning of COVID. He was an artist. I remember hearing this story after he passed about how he would draw these monkey-king, Hanuman-esque figures. He would take these red seeds from the yard and embed them into the drawings. I think what I really enjoy about a lot of Asian papers are those little inclusions, such as little strands of Kozo, that tie it back to the natural world in some way.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Had your grandfather immigrated to the US or was he still living in Cambodia? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: My grandparents immigrated to the US, sometime in the ‘60s I believe. Actually my parents are a lot older than the parents of most people I know who are my age. I call myself the second batch because I'm the product of my dad's second marriage. My dad is a white French man. So my dad is 75 and then my mom is 60-something. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: That’s interesting. I do think that stuff matters. I was just talking to a friend about another mutual friend of ours who was always sort of coming from this weird place, like his point of reference always seemed to be completely different from our point of reference. Anyway, she recently realized that his parents are a full generation older than ours, so while we were getting boozed up and going to shows, he was talking about, like, savings bonds. How did this age gap affect your relationship with your grandparents? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: For the most part, my grandparents were in their ‘80s and ‘90s by the time I was interested in exploring more of my Cambodian heritage, so it became really hard to have these conversations with them. There's also some estrangement in my family that meant that in recent years, I've had less contact with them. And then my mom I would consider maybe a 1.5 generation immigrant. For the most part, she didn't grow up in Cambodia. I don't quite know what age she immigrated to the US. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: She would have been with your grandparents in the late 1960s?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Yes. She's the youngest of four children. So her experience is even very different from people who stayed in Cambodia for longer and then emigrated. It was also before the Khmer Rouge came into power so that changes things.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Yeah. The late ‘60s was quite a bit before the wave of Khmer Rouge refugees came to the US in the mid to late ‘70s and early ‘80s, although a lot of people don’t understand that things were hard in Cambodia for quite a few years before the Khmer Rouge. So what was the reason for the immigration? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: My grandfather was a diplomat for the UN, and so they moved to New York. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Oh interesting. I’ve always been interested in that period of history in the country, because the mid-1950s was Cambodia’s first experience of independence, and culture just flourished. But over the next decade, things got really rough. There was civil war even before the Americans started bombing, which then gave the Khmer Rouge an easy path to power. So do you know if your grandfather had a sense of what was coming, in terms of political strife on the ground? Or did he just get this opportunity to move to New York?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I'm not actually sure. That's definitely one of the pieces I’m missing. But by the time the Khmer Rouge came into power, there was pretty much no going back. Even now I don't think that most of my family on that side has ever been able to go back to Cambodia, even today. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Fascinating. So what drew you specifically to the story of the Reamker?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I think growing up around imagery of these beautiful dancer figures … for example, one of the moments I remember as a child was being at my grandparents’ house and my grandma would play these videotapes of recorded dance performances in technicolor. [I remember] being completely enraptured with those for maybe a few days. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">For me, these characters are kind of a way in. The story that I based the piece on, the Southeast Asian retelling of the Ramayana, is very much a story of good and evil and heroes and princesses that need to be saved. But also, there's a lot to the story that a viewer would interpret from intuition. From the way the dancers move, how they embody the monkey, or the ogre. So I am able to take these characters, who are somewhat archetypal, and interpret them in my own way. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPLLPZNWuM3R6pQhf028fRbno72ODPSOEwGjGfM8dTuwXXPxJY39rVzuksTS9LBzGYzJ90by-y0QHl47DZoh6DNLIhgXrOQ_4GKqHlwA8-cg7lylBBVmJ1RQ-ADk0_UerK3GvnbWssB45yyaD1LYH-0LAos09XgjePbx56AKH77gZJwOaDDbNc6iq/s4032/IMG_5007.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPLLPZNWuM3R6pQhf028fRbno72ODPSOEwGjGfM8dTuwXXPxJY39rVzuksTS9LBzGYzJ90by-y0QHl47DZoh6DNLIhgXrOQ_4GKqHlwA8-cg7lylBBVmJ1RQ-ADk0_UerK3GvnbWssB45yyaD1LYH-0LAos09XgjePbx56AKH77gZJwOaDDbNc6iq/w480-h640/IMG_5007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a10e1ee3-7fff-9f35-8a11-94493b5c1ea7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Why did you feel like telling this story, the Khmer version of an ancient Sanskrit narrative, in Providence, in 2023 was important? What ties all those different things together for you?
</span></p><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyoPtikqi82sc2jw6MH8b9Iq0bbnTvFvhiGX0NjyVZwH53wd5uRPW5KcR3DZAnaVJ9C91puC9_YOpaGK1_O7fmdnGOF0NJ8QSkzZ5YRZfbqJ9JqvtTRsBbmvWEYo6sSi429fUd0b0BDW7s88dBC-aoFUQrkL62D9uQ3BqxFbuMwhyIuFMIENEjAZe/s675/Marius_14.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyoPtikqi82sc2jw6MH8b9Iq0bbnTvFvhiGX0NjyVZwH53wd5uRPW5KcR3DZAnaVJ9C91puC9_YOpaGK1_O7fmdnGOF0NJ8QSkzZ5YRZfbqJ9JqvtTRsBbmvWEYo6sSi429fUd0b0BDW7s88dBC-aoFUQrkL62D9uQ3BqxFbuMwhyIuFMIENEjAZe/w640-h426/Marius_14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-aa095dd7-7fff-ea20-91aa-656857f6a92e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I grew up in Westchester, New York in a very predominantly white town. There was an Asian population but most of my friends were Chinese and didn't necessarily share the same traditions as my family. And then for me also being mixed Southeast Asian and white, with a parent who is kind of a 1.5 generation immigrant ... There were a lot of mysteries surrounding that side of my history, meaning the Cambodian side of my family. Once I took initiative with meeting more mixed Asian people starting in college and then investigating my Khmer roots more, I think it's been a driving force for me in my artwork to reconcile this complicated history.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I have this mixed background that in some ways is a product of colonialism, French colonization, and in some ways is a product of how my family on that side survived, coming over here. I’m trying to take those things and transform them into something that I feel like I could hold on to for the future. It's really important for me to find joy in my past, given this complicated history. And to be able to find other inspiration to take from this past when I feel like the predominant narrative in the US is about the Cambodian genocide. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: What would you most like viewers to take away from your installation?
</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M_qMZnxhsfF8JBbUgPQBE7L7JIe_ERv0y-2z00APbEyTL1AMSIbZ3pibp3s_2r0NOJLU6VABVb9zyTecbNOegco0Ztln_XGggG0gRabcSpwPsPNQIt781kBf028Y847j2bT_tr5hSndKU1iyxadkInoeteeE648Whnv7lePk2yD5KcHud00Qsddr/s675/Marius_12.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8M_qMZnxhsfF8JBbUgPQBE7L7JIe_ERv0y-2z00APbEyTL1AMSIbZ3pibp3s_2r0NOJLU6VABVb9zyTecbNOegco0Ztln_XGggG0gRabcSpwPsPNQIt781kBf028Y847j2bT_tr5hSndKU1iyxadkInoeteeE648Whnv7lePk2yD5KcHud00Qsddr/w640-h426/Marius_12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-44b7549c-7fff-0ff0-d3c9-e789a70974f6"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: My predominant audience, I would consider to be the Providence, Cambodian community. Providence has been so pivotal in my coming of age as a contemporary Cambodian person, if you will. I feel like my work is mostly for them. And then I hope that anyone else can look at my installation with curiosity and wonder, Who are these people? Who are these characters? And what do their stances or their poses carry? What kind of narratives can I pull from those things? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: One of the things that I noticed about the way that the shapes hang in the space is that they have this supple quality that reminds me quite a bit of the big leather shadow puppets that are usually attributed to Thailand.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: That’s something that I looked into—not early in the project but somewhere in the middle. In general, recently I've been surrounded by people who are really invested in making puppets. I do have this dream one day of making them move in some way. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think maybe my primary jumping off point besides the dance costumes would be the Angkor Wat Bayon temple bas relief. I feel like I have been obsessed with it for years. It has this really interesting non-linear perspectival space where you have a row of people interacting and deer and trees but then also above them, there will be these fish. It's this really interesting flattening of space that bridges the water and the sky together. That was part of my inspiration for how I wanted to organize the back wall beyond the figures. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Oh, right. That makes a ton of sense. What about other Cambodian art forms that might have been more contemporary to when your grandparents and mom left, like the comics and the pop music. Does that stuff interest you at all, or is it too tainted with colonialism? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Yeah. Actually, I really am fascinated by the Khmer psychedelic rock scene in the 1960s. It really speaks to me as an interesting fusion and embodiment of my own mixed identity. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Also I have an interest in DIY music spaces that started when I was 17. So with Khmer psychedelic rock, There was this drive in me for a while to take the music and try to find a way to visually interpret it. Maybe even like the San Francisco psychedelic rock like posters—what would be equivalent be through a Khmer lens? I think that was sort of a driving force in my early work. But it is something that I think is still in the background. It's definitely something that my grandmother still engages with. There was a while where, during early COVID, my grandmother was staying with my parents and my mom was being driven crazy because she could hear the shrill cries of Khmer psychedelic rock from the living room and was </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">over it</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.
</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWoF1K0G6HWDkHMhpSIyJwzWIvgtLMze-BM8ZQcUIOe07UdBlPIte6NDldEqlDquoW9L8MEWBAHgkItyCy8uD5CytqK45saOtdQY-grnDpC5X1j5vQ_t92liWFdm6ulpCaHJ4ZL9_-khr51ZJH0Orwt4O7XDN3DAcCHJ56SUyjZbH7DEyFVadRX8J/s8331/theball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6663" data-original-width="8331" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWoF1K0G6HWDkHMhpSIyJwzWIvgtLMze-BM8ZQcUIOe07UdBlPIte6NDldEqlDquoW9L8MEWBAHgkItyCy8uD5CytqK45saOtdQY-grnDpC5X1j5vQ_t92liWFdm6ulpCaHJ4ZL9_-khr51ZJH0Orwt4O7XDN3DAcCHJ56SUyjZbH7DEyFVadRX8J/w640-h512/theball.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3605f179-7fff-d969-78e3-c174bf4707aa"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: The screenprinting scene in Providence would be the place where you would be able to explore that, because the psychedelic poster scene has such a strong tradition here. I mean, psychedelic imagery never really caught on Chicago, because we were just, like, too, you know, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">get it done</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. Here’s a chicken, or a puppy, or a brick building, in the middle of the page, and the name of the band and the venue, and it’s 14 screens and beautifully rendered, but a Providence poster for the same show would have, you know, every color. Random organization of space. And like, who knows what's happening, but there's a band name. So you definitely go to the show.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: And sometimes the information is missing! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Right. Sometimes they just forgot to include the name of the band or the venue. Exploring visuals for the Khmer psychedelic rock scene in Providence makes perfect sense to me.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Let's talk about Cambodian-Americans, especially queer Cambodian-American artists, in the US. I think in terms of national and ethnic and sexual identities, queer Khmericans come into a lot of conflict in US culture, especially in this moment of rising white nationalism. We can look at someone like Anthony Veasna So, an incredibly talented writer who was actually being given the opportunities he deserved in American literary culture, but who maybe wasn’t well supported emotionally before his death. And then we have a whole generation of Cambodian-Americans, queer or not, facing deportation for often specious legal reasons back to a country they don’t remember leaving, a situation that puts gender-queer folks in particular danger.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I guess my question is, what are your thoughts on inhabiting a space—the arts—in which it's hard for people to make a living anyway, plus hard to form or feel rooted in a non-white, non-Western, non-heterosexual, non-cis, identity? What does it mean to you to be making art from a place that many find difficult to survive?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: A lot of the queer Khmerican people in my life are mostly around my age. One person that's been an influence, who I'm lucky to be Instagram mutuals with, is Michael Khuth from Minneapolis, who a few years ago created this zine called </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Generation Magazine</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, which [gathered] all these Khmer diasporic stories. There was this photo shoot within that zine of these queer and male classical dancers. It was about this primarily gay male dance troupe in Cambodia. That was just a really striking image that really stuck in my head of people who look kind of like me who are also queer and also part of this culture who are carving out space for themselves. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">There's a term I am seeing a lot on Instagram, the Khmer Renaissance, which in my mind refers to this rise of contemporary artists and musicians and writers, who are my age, or maybe a little older, who are coming of age and being able to tell these stories of being Cambodian and American and embodying multiple spaces. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: What seems to me to be unique or exciting about that now is that we no longer have to situate these stories in relationship to mass death under the Khmer Rouge regime. We can start to hear people's experiences for what they were in a less charged way.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I think there's a lot of desire within the Cambodian community for there to be other narratives. To not only move beyond that point in our history, but I think just to tell other stories. To take charge of that narrative. I think that's really powerful. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Right. I mean, the Khmer Rouge regime was horrifying, but we can't live in that space forever. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Yeah. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: One of the things that was amazing to me about spending a lot of time in Cambodia was that, when I would come back to the US, people would sort of say, Oh, wasn't it so sad? It was not. You know, it’s this amazing, vibrant place where people are living lives. They aren’t exclusively defined by something that happened during four years, 40 years ago or whatever. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: I think a lot about the end of the world and dystopias. I've always been a complete junkie for dystopian fiction, ever since I was like 11 or 12, but there's also always been this part of me that wants to reconcile that no matter how awful things get with climate change or with our political system, life is still going to go on. How am I going to keep going on, you know? There is this part of me that in the face of maybe the end of the world, is really just trying to have some radical optimism and cling close to my grassroots community in Providence. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTdivMX2OptOhWlNP8P7EwQCDmJ7MM9U_ObkaE166F25V-qSyo7o1D1BN-hEQ4XTv-05q9jiH800jXgKdrHtOvpKjdeHJjRAxEfb9ITeNhD0xY07eFY4GF5PrCxoGKnDIEeQZRSLs4qeJaBvZUrxFyJlyMvSRkBS7NJm4Bt2fLpfe4ydz-qd-gs6s/s1080/social-distance-mosh-pit.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTdivMX2OptOhWlNP8P7EwQCDmJ7MM9U_ObkaE166F25V-qSyo7o1D1BN-hEQ4XTv-05q9jiH800jXgKdrHtOvpKjdeHJjRAxEfb9ITeNhD0xY07eFY4GF5PrCxoGKnDIEeQZRSLs4qeJaBvZUrxFyJlyMvSRkBS7NJm4Bt2fLpfe4ydz-qd-gs6s/w640-h640/social-distance-mosh-pit.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1d38eb7f-7fff-1b84-d267-9e3d63f5d7c1"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: So tell me about other, maybe more local influences on your work.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: My work prior to this introspective, Khmer-focused body of work was very much about documenting local DIY scenes, both in Providence and where I grew up in Westchester, New York. For me DIY was very much the space where I could, when I was 16 and 17, get away from my complicated relationship with my parents and enter this third space where I was just listening to the music and the lights and people are around me and I could be very much in the moment in the time when it was really hard for me to see what the future held in a positive way. So I'm working on a zine now that's just a compilation of all these gig sketches from Westchester and Providence. When I was between the ages of 18 and 20 I would just go to these little house shows and basement shows, and I would just draw. Wherever I was in this space, probably behind some, six-foot-four person, squished between them and a pole, I would try to draw the performers, or I would draw the people immediately around me, or the washing machine in the corner. Having those kinds of spaces, especially ephemeral spaces, felt really important to me at the time.
</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a1aWEnnzVegO6loYZZ-nweN2dqgbX-WOIedzoXnd5J5w4v50zPgTj4n3TijbRW6X9qDjdgQuxVgAdloJbZ3ef6gUKMfoECG75vwZxpbINpztLB2zt36RoRZLmr2uyPiRdEM2VrUlbiBwxCDN0-fJ8wMySFfkIJtP_MUM6mBZ4JslOyPNLjriQ-E3/s1442/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%205.36.55%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1442" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a1aWEnnzVegO6loYZZ-nweN2dqgbX-WOIedzoXnd5J5w4v50zPgTj4n3TijbRW6X9qDjdgQuxVgAdloJbZ3ef6gUKMfoECG75vwZxpbINpztLB2zt36RoRZLmr2uyPiRdEM2VrUlbiBwxCDN0-fJ8wMySFfkIJtP_MUM6mBZ4JslOyPNLjriQ-E3/w640-h456/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%205.36.55%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-10ef1d1b-7fff-3561-132a-9c39b9c47d2b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I think also because I got involved with that scene after I graduated high school and was just coming back every summer for a while, it kind of felt like discovering this hidden layer to these places I grew up around. Like, there was this basement venue that's been there this entire time and there's exactly one band dating back to the late ‘90s or early 2000s who still performed there. Finding that hidden history was really kind of awesome and revolutionary. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: I wonder, if you don't necessarily have an overly communicative relationship with your parents or your grandparents, and then you have this alternative route to figuring out your Cambodian heritage, which itself is very secretive and complicated, I wonder how much discovering the hidden history or secret story that's been there all along might also just be the way your brain works. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Absolutely. Yeah. I think especially when I was discovering Khmer psychedelic rock at the start of my time at university that also has a similar feeling of finding this hidden layer that I knew nothing about. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: But the other thing about that is that, at least in Cambodia when I started spending time there, and among Khmer-Americans now, there can be a resistance to aspects of DIY culture, and a preference for a corporate overculture—all because DIY and mutual aid can edge toward communism. Which folks are less excited about when they’ve experienced radical communist regimes like the Khmer Rouge.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: That's definitely something I think about in regards to my parents. It's part of what makes talking about being a leftist kind of difficult with them. So actually on my Dad's side, my grandfather was actually one of the pivotal people involved in the Marshall Plan. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cn3fBgdUSNHOcCC--lNdy-3tpnOMKsWMtw-rYAPRE_NE5Gb52Anmg521-K1bubzmnxzPln9hoMmJB3nzbBOSIHIIDWc3eWJXP_NJTdtxCAjIywdWmhTynltMtbmx_OBxT2JnavfGXUa0pjMSkvzqlTWJqZz7IrVeyhb6igVK9yysFsDHWvmDqeGb/s1168/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%205.30.56%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cn3fBgdUSNHOcCC--lNdy-3tpnOMKsWMtw-rYAPRE_NE5Gb52Anmg521-K1bubzmnxzPln9hoMmJB3nzbBOSIHIIDWc3eWJXP_NJTdtxCAjIywdWmhTynltMtbmx_OBxT2JnavfGXUa0pjMSkvzqlTWJqZz7IrVeyhb6igVK9yysFsDHWvmDqeGb/w428-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%205.30.56%20PM.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b635aa04-7fff-444c-4c36-49c40b397b28"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Oh wow. The American plan to support economies in Western Europe and stop the spread of communism from the East.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: So that's a whole other layer to this French, very WASP side of my family. Like, you were pivotal to this! You set off these dominoes, or something. And for my mom, there's the trauma of not being able to go to this place that her family has a connection to. At least that's what I imagine. We've haven't had many instances where we've been able to talk about that. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Tell me a little bit about the future. What are you working on now? What are you working on next? And beyond that—what’s the next big step?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: In the short term I'm finishing the zine with all the gig sketches. Beyond that, I have all these different interests in comics and screen printing and painting that, for me, the way I wrap my head around it is by just deciding to divide the year into these chunks. Like, OK, I'm going to draw and collage for three months and now I'm in the phase of the year where I want to make zines for tabling a fest this summer. I want to get into oil painting. All these different things that I have to schedule in my brain. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Something that my mom and I have talked about is planning a trip to Cambodia at some point. In recent years, my mom has been a little more open about talking about her family and her family history in bits and pieces. I think that there's a lot that she doesn't necessarily know, but that she wants to experience with me. Which is really great, to just be able to kind of have this new chapter with my mom. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">And then, I think my partner and I are thinking about where we want to move to next. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Interviews tend to close out on this note of, Oh this subject did this amazing singular thing and let's all celebrate that thing that they did on their own! And absolutely, everyone needs to go see your window and needs to order your new zine when it comes out and check out your previous work. But I want to close this interview by talking about the responsibility of community. What do you need from people to get to where you want to be? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Recently, I've been having trouble getting funding for a lot of larger projects that I've been interested in. I'm very much in the grant writing cycle and residency application limbo. And in Providence right now, it's really hard to find studio space for a reasonable amount. Ideally I want to be able to conduct bigger projects, maybe on a public arts level. I think especially working on this window, I've been really interested in being able to create more public art and engage with the local community in that way. I think in general, when it comes to my art practice, I really enjoy being in community spaces like working in the print shop. I just become really depressed if I'm mostly just working at home freelancing and illustrating. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Earlier, when we were talking about how you created this installation for Dirt Palace, I had meant to ask if you ever had the urge to work on a really large scale.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Oh, absolutely. Yeah, without a doubt. I mean, I think of myself as scrappy and resourceful, so I'll work with what I have. But ultimately I really like to make works that are life-size or larger than life-size. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">AEM: Someone else's life-size, maybe?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Marius: Maybe my partner's life-size. She's like six foot three. It would be cool to scale it up just a little bit. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3BcmuTC-_4GYr1ksd3O4Dm2B-sHf1BPnZif1kVGWeTVCJITnad9AZXIeI3qeAGSDNW1pzTDKhkqweHB8YL7wuGJHlrvZQz0JDHqHpxtV-xFcJmAum-gnNig4YWVaUqMBG2WDw1QliTyvinHpBExoTWQQ8nsL7VB0lJmE72E4G--8VfcE5vaC-2QI/s1166/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%206.26.49%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3BcmuTC-_4GYr1ksd3O4Dm2B-sHf1BPnZif1kVGWeTVCJITnad9AZXIeI3qeAGSDNW1pzTDKhkqweHB8YL7wuGJHlrvZQz0JDHqHpxtV-xFcJmAum-gnNig4YWVaUqMBG2WDw1QliTyvinHpBExoTWQQ8nsL7VB0lJmE72E4G--8VfcE5vaC-2QI/w508-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%206.26.49%20PM.png" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e27f046-7fff-0b29-be36-fa9a6c8abbde" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div>**********************************************</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiYC2SOf5UIzTEeRDnBugad95hr_DrJFuxl3jEWq8OiuDDxqDffMxLGZQ0SfBO4QQKDcZYw9MDpk8VyEu0wgmhMsgmI61xTXRAQjWT5MMpjpLQQcnBysHzPf0LSORGQ5yB75A4zPdAOEA5WnldGfCZPQzIVHnzJ68K1EdNVku6W6TMnUD_aM4Sx5D/s998/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%203.38.15%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiYC2SOf5UIzTEeRDnBugad95hr_DrJFuxl3jEWq8OiuDDxqDffMxLGZQ0SfBO4QQKDcZYw9MDpk8VyEu0wgmhMsgmI61xTXRAQjWT5MMpjpLQQcnBysHzPf0LSORGQ5yB75A4zPdAOEA5WnldGfCZPQzIVHnzJ68K1EdNVku6W6TMnUD_aM4Sx5D/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-08%20at%203.38.15%20PM.png" width="278" /></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Anne Elizabeth Moore was born in Winner, SD, and lives in the Catskills with her ineffective feline personal assistants, Captain America and Mitakuye “Taku” Oyasin Moore-America, alongside several neighbors of the human, cow, bear, snake, and vegetable variety.<br /><br /><br />Her 2021 title, Gentrifier: A Memoir, was an NPR Best Book. In 2019, her book on comics creator Julie Doucet, Sweet Little Cunt, won a Will Eisner Comics Industry Award. Her book Body Horror was nominated for a 2017 Lambda Literary Award and a Chicago Review of Books Award, was listed as a 100 Best Book Of All Time on the Political Economy by BookAuthority and named Best Book by the Chicago Public Library. The comics journalism collection Threadbare made the 2016 Tits & Sass list “Best Investigative Reporting on Sex Work.” Cambodian Grrrl received a 2012 Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism. Unmarketable was named Best Book of 2007 by Mother Jones.<br /><br /><br />Moore has freelanced for The Guardian, Anarchist Review of Books, Salon, Paris Review, The Baffler, Truthout, The Believer, and many others. Her essays “Reimagining the National Border Patrol Museum (and Gift Shop)” and “17 Theses on the Edge” received honorable mentions in Best American Non-Required Reading (2008 and 2010, respectively). “Three Days in Detroit,” an essay in the Baffler, was long-listed for Best American Essays 2018.</span></div><span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><p style="font-size: 11pt;"></p></span></span></div>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-10865512510184502632023-04-03T19:04:00.002-04:002023-04-03T19:04:36.494-04:00April Drools<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templatePreheader" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="preheaderContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px;"><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2022/4/pysanka-ukrainian-easter-egg" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: indigo;">must be the season of the egg</span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContent"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">DIRT</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">PALAC</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 47px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">E</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: futura;">APRIL 2023</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: futura;">haha we're sending the April newsletter and it's only the first day of April...we are over achievers and never late... hahaha... HAPPY April fools <br /><strong>April 1st Joke for RI only: knock knock * who's there? * email *email who? *orange you glad that there is zero 401 gives content in this email? </strong></span></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top">LIVE AT THE DIRT PALACE <br /><img data-file-id="6443833" height="700" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2727c8d6-190c-d8d4-0c66-1cd9c6bfd9f5.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 700px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">Artist in Residence/ Live/Work studio slot opening at Dirt Palace Classic</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">June 1st!!!</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">Residency is for a 1 year term</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">For more info on what the opportunity entails</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-place-classic-info" style="color: black;">Click HERE</a></strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a">To learn more about how to apply</strong></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f8668091-7fff-0ebd-a9ca-18eed187df2a"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-palace-apply-1" style="color: black;">Click HERE</a></strong></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Timeline:<br />Applications open March 7th<br />Application close April 7th<br />Interviews the week of April 17th<br />Applicants are notified by Week of April 24th<br />Move in June 1st</span></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateBody" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">!MUSIC! !SHOW!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443797" height="357" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/44e3c4dc-fc5b-9018-3786-94faa7a69fd1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 357px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span><br />APRIL 2ND 2023 | 7 PM | $7-14<br /><br />C. Lavender (NYC)<br />Final Object<br />Housefire<br />Extestines</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div>**************<br /><br /><u>WEDDING CAKE HOUSE AIR OPEN HOUSE<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443861" height="367" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7eaffb71-2b50-2503-7f8e-b90c96afc474.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 367px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /></u><br /> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Open house at Wedding Cake House (514 Broadway) <span style="background-color: yellow;">Tuesday April 4th from 5-6pm</span> (no RSVP required), artist presentations from 6-7pm (limited seating RSVP weddingcakehouseresidencies@gmail.com</span><span style="font-size: 15px;">). Only a couple of seats left to be honest, but no limits on the open house, so come by...we'll even have snacks. This crew is shredding. Projects touching on (but not limited to): American Girl dolls, next top model, doll houses, toys, militias, Trans Art in the 20th Century. Probably worth popping in just to check out the book stacks. Extra credit if you bring a doll wearing a mask...kidding, not kidding, but also we'll love you if you wear a mask. Artists in this cohort (with their ig handles): </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jucliu/" style="color: black;">@jucliu</a> (Julia Liu)</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachozma/" style="color: black;">@zachozma</a> (Zach Ozma) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexpizzuti/" style="color: black;">@alexpizzuti</a> (Alex Pizzuti) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Hozho_mutt/" style="color: black;">@Hozho_mutt</a> (Rya Drake-Hueston) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hauntingghostaesthetic/" style="color: black;">@hauntingghostaesthetic</a> (Sara K Dunn) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/______rider/" style="color: black;">@______rider</a> (Rider Alsop) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/krizzly.man/" style="color: black;">@krizzly.man</a> (Kriss Li) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/_lovegunz/" style="color: black;">@_lovegunz</a> (Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/itboytpb/" style="color: black;">@itboytpb</a> (Theo Baer) </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/caloric/" style="color: black;">@caloric</a> (Dailen Williams)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">****************</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SHOW AT CROSSROADS<br /><img data-file-id="6443865" height="550" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/1f36b8d0-46be-9db2-0f76-aae544c87ff5.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 550px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 412px;" width="412" /></p><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Staff at Crossroads reached out to the Dirt Palace with an interest in showcasing work by local women artists during Women’s History Month and it seemed like a great opportunity to build connections between folks working on the front lines of housing insecurity and homelessness and artists who are often connected to these issues in a variety of ways. It’s truly been an honor to get to share artwork by folks in our network with the Crossroads community. While this show is specifically for Crossroads staff and clients not directly open to the public, if you'd like to check it out, message us and we can try to set something up. <br /><br />Big thanks to all of the participating artists: Becci Davis, Mimi Chrzanowski, Avery Shaw, Nat Brennan, Lu Heintz, Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell, Julia C Liu, Anabel Vázquez Rodriguez, Lois Harada, Cybele Collins, Pippi Zornoza, Rue Sakayama, Celeste Diaz Falzone, Anna McNeary, Jean Blackburn, Caitlin Cali, Kris Brown, Priscilla Carrion, Sue McNally, Xander Marro. </span></h4></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a href="http://dirtpalace.org/Window%20About.html" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">WINDOW</a></span></span></u></p><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: futura; font-size: 18px;">CURRENT WINDOW ARTIST: MARIUS KEO MARJOLIN</span><br />WINDOW ON DISPLAY UNTIL MID-APRIL </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6444357" height="584" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/91c26747-76cb-3e7a-47cd-b29212405f30.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 584px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Marius Keo Marjolin (they/them) is a mixed Khmerican printmaker and illustrator based in Providence. Originally from Westchester NY, they graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2021 with a BFA in Printmaking. Currently, they are a member of Binch Press, a cooperatively run printshop centering queer and BIPOC artists. Through silkscreen, collage, and mixed media, Keo Marjolin melds DIY forms of image-making with motifs from Khmer classical dance to explore cultural and ecological cycles of transformation.<br /><img data-file-id="6444549" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c6f808aa-00ec-c8ee-2bef-36c5a0df4963.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />web links:<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mariusmarjolin.com/&source=gmail&ust=1680327743568000&usg=AOvVaw3JiwM7J0J5MWJeTI3KrL1U" href="https://www.mariusmarjolin.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">https://www.mariusmarjolin.com/</a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/tofu.twink/&source=gmail&ust=1680327743569000&usg=AOvVaw0ALae5O9p9rLIyttEHmW8Y" href="https://www.instagram.com/tofu.twink/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tofu.twink/</a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@tofutwink&source=gmail&ust=1680327743569000&usg=AOvVaw1bzmnNKrSRIEkF75UxyTE6" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tofutwink" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@tofutwink</a></p></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: futura;">*****UPDATES</span> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: futura;">*****</span></span></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong>NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6444373" height="1066" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b9fe221b-9029-1b2a-6aae-0655e4fa4a8f.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 1066px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></strong></span><br /><br />hi friends!! i can't believe it's already april!! although scary to think about how fast time is flying-- i love april, i love aries, and i love spring. on that note: april is national poetry month!!! so i'm feeling very hopeful and creative. throughout march, i've been working on a RISCA grant to potentially fund a summer workshop series with ProvSlam. be on the look out for announcements on instagram :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><u><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></u><br /><br />Hello hello! Next week I'll be on tour. Tour poster by Ashe Kilbourne. Info for each show can be found on our instagram, @trophy.hunt <3<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/trophy.hunt/?hl=en" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6443561" height="624" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/e855876b-261b-e6aa-01cf-b959cd805ca7.png" style="display: inline; height: 624px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The tour kickoff show is this Sunday, April 2nd at Mayday in Providence. Flyer by Ses Houghton.<br /><img data-file-id="6443573" height="640" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/a91ae9e1-6fb3-9f8e-c8a8-3e6f2730d7a0.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 640px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></strong></span></u><br /><br />Hey <3 Here are two small metal sculptures I made during the Steelyard's Workforce Training Program a few weeks ago:<br /><img data-file-id="6443209" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/d2a2f694-c5c5-f4c7-84ed-01723dbd1891.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 666px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a> </strong></span></u><br /><br />Happy springtime!!!! I'm drawing as much as I can and trying to be outside as much as possible! Wishing you all well!! :)<br /><img data-file-id="6443161" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c5dbc0b9-d39f-3126-cf02-fa59efe5845d.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><img data-file-id="6443165" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6f799784-6ba9-071a-3911-9627f888bf13.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 405px;" width="405" /><img data-file-id="6443169" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/fe367f60-3661-65b7-f314-5150bb3eac51.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><br /><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></u></a><br /><br />Ay time time flies and then it’s spring. Trying to soak in the cherry blossoms and more sunny times.<br /><br />In March I spent some time in Philadelphia to take part in a work-in-progress performance piece about rocks, the Erie Canal, the Spiritualism movement, and historical hauntings with main ideator Shannon Brooks. I helped to create the score for the 45 minute long draft performance. I also moved in the first showing at Studio 34 in Philadelphia. Lots of layers and possibilities for moving forward.<br /><br />Below are the flyer from the project and image of us in the act.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443809" height="547" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/9ba72cdd-451a-8ac5-934b-ffba48345a71.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 547px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 448px;" width="448" /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443821" height="299" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/404a0986-4ef2-b06d-b986-f014dfb9889c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 299px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 448px;" width="448" /><br /><br /> <br />Wall Wymyn, my ongoing experimental sound project with Kate McGuire performed with The Gate and Embarker at the Laundrette on March 16<sup>th</sup>. It was a sweet time seeing both new and old faces.<br /><br />These are all in the past, but one upcoming thing I am excited for is the upcoming show on April 2<sup>nd</sup> at Dirt Palace that I organized, featuring C. Lavender (NYC), Housefire, Final Object, and Extestines. Don’t miss out on the show, or another heavy hitter that night at Mayday (see Kai’s update) !! <br /><br /><br /><u><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black;">PIPPI </a></span></span></strong><a href="https://pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;">ZORNOZA<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443849" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/3c54b24f-8c73-9881-0b7a-9aa6ba4dd127.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span></span></strong></u></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;">It was an absolutely incredible experience touring the US with our friends HIDE.<br />So many amazing shows. An absolute dream.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6443853" height="383" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4f2ad45c-325c-cf5a-8267-dfa3f24ae9cc.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 383px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;">Really disappointed that the tour was cut short due to COVID, but had an absolute blast nonetheless. So thankful for all the generosity of everyone in the road.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: left;"><img data-file-id="6443857" height="338" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/238c2bdc-4e50-fd17-7f92-6bde944d5bb4.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 338px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Photo by Pain chain</span><br /><br />The next HARPY show with be on April 29th as part of <a href="https://halfnormal.com/endetymes/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Ende Tymes 13 at Trans Pecos in NYC</a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: large;">XANDER MARRO</span></span></strong></a><br />I'm an easter fried egg. I'll get back to you next month after I detox from this epic work bender. <br />Here's a pic of Easter past <br /><img data-file-id="6443869" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7af58996-ea47-2eba-d355-60c3f9b0b2fd.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 48px;">******************************</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 36px;"><strong>GRANT NEWS ALERT</strong></span></p><div style="line-height: 21px;"><img data-file-id="6443837" height="550" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9259caf4-94ef-ad66-9a9a-9d85311aaed2.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 550px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /><br />GRANT NEWS<br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: lime;">STRAIGHT FROM THE PRESS RELEASE</span></span></div><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-size: 14px;">Milwaukee, WI — March 9, 2023 — Today, the Ruth Foundation for the Arts (Ruth Arts) is pleased to announce their newest program, Sites & Stewardship, a $1.5 Million initiative to provide grants to 15 non-profit arts organizations whose missions support the extraordinary aspects of an artist’s community, home, studio, archive, collection, or built environment. Thirteen organizations will receive one-year grants, with two organizations receiving multi-year support for major initiatives. Rooted in Foundation namesake Ruth DeYoung Kohler II’s longstanding appreciation of artist-built environments, Sites & Stewardship was specifically designed for a unique category of art organizations whose missions and artistic activities are rooted in a proximity to place. The inaugural list is comprised of artist-built environments, historic artist homes and studios, cultural sites, and organizations who intersect meaningfully with their physical location and the creative legacies they strive to uphold. In developing this invitation-only program, Ruth Arts sought initiatives that connected location to creativity, artist to community, and histories to futures, reflecting both the tangible and ephemeral qualities of these spaces.</span></em></h4><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: lime;">IT IS A TRUE HONOR TO BE IN THIS <a href="https://rutharts.org/grant-programs/sites-and-stewardship/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">COHORT</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><strong>********************************</strong></span></p><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 34px;">LIBRARY HI-LITES!<br /><br />MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE LIBRARY<br />FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span></h3><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><br /><img data-file-id="6444545" height="642" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c1fb891e-8e74-14cc-64de-ae78a34a780b.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 642px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br />This one isn't even technically on the dusty shelves yet, but we're so pumped about it that we wanted to tell you about it! <br /><br />Published through What Cheer Writer's Club and printed by Binch Press:<br />About the zine: Writers, artists, archivists and activists with ties to Rhode Island were invited to submit written/spoken/illustrated work on the theme of solidarity. The SOLIDARITY zine anthology gathers their disparate histories and reflects on our present moment with narratives of activism and social change. The zine centers the work of Black, Indigenous, POC, Queer, Trans, Disabled and other historically underrepresented identities. </div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templateFooter" style="border-bottom: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="footerContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" id="social" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/videos/2022/4/pysanka-ukrainian-easter-egg" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">mind your egg beeswax</a>//i<a href="https://mymodernmet.com/pysanky-ukrainian-easter-egg/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">f u don't like egg art can we even be friends?</a>/</span>// <a href="https://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=2b6dc81b69&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">forward to a friend</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-17830417993633995452023-02-11T14:33:00.002-05:002023-02-11T14:33:49.583-05:00Artist Interview!! Artist Natasha Brennan in conversation with Artist Jo Dery<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">In 2023 we’re continuing our Storefront Window Installation Artist interviews where we pair our exhibiting artists with other artists and curators for interview conversations. This January - February we were pleased to host</span><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800180;">Natasha Brennan</span></a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natasha Brennan is an illustrator and print maker who focuses on zines, art for children, posters, and community based projects. They graduated from RISD with a BFA in Illustration and a concentration in Literary Arts in 2020. They are also an educator and have taught for City Arts and Project Open Door. In their free time, they write stories, explore Providence, and dream of secret special places. Currently, they are an Artist in Residence at the Dirt Palace</span><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/">www.natashagbrennan.com/</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is a convo between Natasha and artist <a href="https://jodery.com/"><span style="color: #800180;">Jo Dery</span></a></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">***************************</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-48fcdc01-7fff-9496-e20d-d9e3bf58283b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180; font-weight: 700;">JD:</span><b> </b><span style="color: #800180;">Hi Nat! </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">Congrats on your window! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">The work collected on your website shows your drawings in zines and comics, prints and posters, murals and illustration – and in your window installation, your drawings are sewn onto quilts and tapestries. What attracted you to working with fabric, and what was your process for incorporating your drawings into these new forms? How about the ceramics in the window? Clay seems like a new material for you, too. </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>NB:</b></span> I feel like I've always been really into fabric. I really like all the textures and seeing how the colors interact with each other. I also think I got kind of bored just screen-printing on paper and I wanted to screen print on different materials. I've also always been into embroidery- since I was a kid, but I never knew how to incorporate it into my work. I think that is how the quilting came about. I wanted to try it and I realized I could put my embroidery onto all of it or incorporate it into that. I also really like how lumpy my quilts come out- at first, I was definitely really insecure about how I wasn't ironing or seaming anything together perfectly and then I just wanted to lean into it. And then I started really liking it- and it was more like my drawings- just kind of lumping everything together to make a huge thing. And also I wanted to work larger and I'd tried painting larger but I didn't like doing that. But I like quilting. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 543px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="543" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/G8p_1aKYAtbE1i2sBxrLu3j2679no962PdraxEuqNxI4CQPg1tjM22UHs_HgWsz_Iphub4zEq3fNyWqddPnrVNNqtjtvNPwE56PT9x_AWRlS5f8220rYFOGsANJ5IIdJun870txTpgPAtljUzm95Yc8" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>JD:</b> I read on your Instagram that the large quilt was made using fabric from the last dress you ever wore… </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that the quilt took you 5 years to make! If I may ask: I wonder what the circumstances were around you deciding to hold on to this dress. Did you imagine that one day, you would transmute it into a new object? And how does this quilt tell the story of the 5 years it took to make? </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">NB:</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> So actually, the dress fabric is on the smaller quilt- it's the small one with the flowery edges and the large tulip man with eyes. I held onto the dress because I loved the fabric and I think that's why I bought it in the first place. I don't like wearing dresses and the dress didn't look good on me but I loved the fabric so I just kept it in a box. I only wore it to a wedding once. And then when I was working on all the little quilts for the window, I pulled it out and saw it as just a nice fabric. So I guess I always wanted to make it into something else. I have more of that dress fabric left and I want to use it again. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And then the large quilt is backed with an old bed sheet my roommate Julieta, from a few years ago, left me when she needed to move back to Mexico during the beginning of the pandemic. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The large quilt, I've been slowly working on since I was 19. It started with the embroidery of the gardening man in the center of the quilt and then I slowly started building it out. The main reason I really told Pippi and Xander that I wanted to work on having a window installation was because I wanted to finish the quilt and I really wanted to share it. And I feel really lucky I got to!! I think the large quilt really explains how I've changed as an artist- starting with embroidery and moving to just trying to quilt with fabric to screen-printing fabric and using that to make more </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">of a story or a narrative out of the quilt. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 832px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="832" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8aQc31dg9jOZI5Lz__Dqc80F9nW_SVDNmZF7XSu8Asl2hdySfWzix-UNJ1sSijB72fHyOUDnxp6f8ZSSIfqilxlUHZooZLceXugtJdhKgKnX1eJnjhT1HG0aFF0sTzkRLazW3VGl6uVMMjUV9Ize1Y4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>JD:</b> I love that you say the quilt contains a narrative – I connect the gardening man with the figure curled up in a ball (a human seed!) with the drawings of blooming plants and flowers and with the text that reads “Welcome!” I think about the labor of care, and celebrating growth. I also think of Faith Ringgold’s narrative quilts – do you know those? (If not, do a deep dive!) I wonder if there are artists who work with quilts, narratives, or quilted narratives that have been an influence or inspiration? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>NB:</b> Faith Ringgold is one of my favorite artists!! Her work is totally an inspiration. I also love Tabitha Arnold’s narrative woven rugs about labor movements. Her work is really powerful and definitely a cool illustration/textile combo. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 370px; overflow: hidden; width: 281px;"><img height="370" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/DZ66r2Yb1Uq2wZynezLFYuQhreTmwPiUk-3YE1saqOl3TqNhdMuARhkTxT3YckS5yaxewLZQgKEcr_mO3BL6jaRVVtBILCbjgdlOBkftcY3fmprzeZFXP8UzBhFeo9wLGGfcKtQLNqDxgGFMlqbdQ00" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="281" /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 371px; overflow: hidden; width: 319px;"><img height="371" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mXcBcBt6-VNXiX2BWhbhOYZcUxTzIruKotPEux_EPP7qH-hurEt3ZvHo6jFVUaPMAypjEAFKYGyvt5fJ8ZR-ygmqd0q_1kr4_i-BrG9cO5TNZdbW5zcdlC4Yt30mCauM52xOZmvQZ0fhkCuvdkEg3P4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="319" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">JD:</span> </span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I really love the work on your site that has social messages – there are prints that support children’s rights and safe injection sites, and a moving series of portraits of Rhode Island Activists created for the </span><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rhode Island Social Movement Oral History Project at the George Wiley Center.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> What is the conversation like between your art-making and your activism these days? </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>NB: </b>Awww I'm really glad you mentioned all of that, thank you. I love the George Wiley Center- I started volunteering there in 2019 and I met Camilo Vivieros and his partner Chloe, and Mae, Alesia, and Lily and from all of them I really learned about how to focus on and work for justice. I was able to help out with data entry and do some art projects and really just learn about how to be a better and more involved person and community member. I owe them all so much.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 750px; overflow: hidden; width: 562px;"><img height="750" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/pjZK8GabyxoNTFn_VfaTNjfffhbPc8YdarvbpuOpQUoQsfJsOCywgDD8LU5OMT32Q_ms8FH2BdI0n3x2P7PZ5uvlHq8xpTJJopr-lp3UQ8vjH094J7PORpQ2wuDFi281IFL_totxO08URFlTDdC5SfE" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="562" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I feel like as I've spent more time working as an adult- my activism has drifted way more into education. I've been teaching after-school art in Providence for a few years now and I feel like that is really where my focus has gone. Working with City Arts and Project Open Door has been so meaningful for me and I want to be a full time art teacher now- that's my dream. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I've worked on activism and art projects with my students in a variety of different ways and I'd really like to share two examples! One of my middle school students; he had some trouble with the administration at his school- he is just so able to pick up on change and how it affects him and his peers' experiences. So I suggested that he make a zine focusing on the issues he had with the school to give to his principal and it was awesome. A lot of the examples were presented in a silly way- like why is there no more strawberry milk and the toast is moldy now- but that's still serious and important for youth to have access to food they like and food that's not moldy!!! The zine even got more serious though- he noted how a lot of his teachers don't understand his life- the things he struggles with and what he wants to learn about- and that hit home for all of us- like we don't know everything as educators and we need to learn from our students about what we should be empathetic to and how we should communicate. And he focused on how the school had just abruptly stopped their music program. Like no music- for any class. What a dis- service!!! Anyway, I was really proud of that. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of my high school students made like the coolest poster ever. I asked them all to make a poster about a social justice issue or a fake event poster (stolen idea from Xander Marro). I really like to give my students options for projects so they don't ever feel like they have to do something they really don't want to do. It was a screen-printing project with just one or two colors using drawing fluid and screen filler so it was pretty messy and time consuming. She explained to me she wanted to make posters to hang up at her school about how messed up her school dress code is- it is racist and misogynistic. She told me how teachers chose larger Black and Latina girls to pick on and would get them in trouble for the dress code but not skinny white girls. We both got really mad about it and then she told me how a student stopped coming to school because of it. She made the most incredible poster with two drawings of teens in cool clothes that says "stop sexualizing teen girls" and "if you're uncomfortable, you're the issue." She also printed so many of them. So so smart. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>JD: </b>YES to making zines and posters with youth! I’ve been working in education my whole adult life, and I also see it as activism. My son is struggling with school this year, and I told him about your student’s zine. I think we might make one and call it “Snakes Not School.” (He is really into reptiles!) Did </span></span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> have a teacher who was a champion of your art or activism? (Shout out to Brenda Loiselle, my high school art teacher!) </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">NB:</span></b> “Snakes Not School” sounds epic!!! I would be very excited to see that in print. I had a really special art teacher when I was 10 named Cathie Nelson; she taught at an art camp near where I grew up in Maryland. She focused on how anyone can draw/make art - all it takes is some practice and a lot of different materials. She had the most amazing stories about when she worked at a post office in the area and people would come in really grumpy about the mail and she would just nod and sketch them in her sketchbook while they yelled about stuff. She’s the best. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 468px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="468" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vfHPtcJCluFXtlxdqYQs4ULTFQhtzgjn1H14kz8hQfEpAYKWaD7L9fnsyzWtOnK8NMde1ejzs_lypEUQ7pDwzlc0uAyQhr26TBxNhM94b7v_ZqiLcGwm1jQQJP5A0JvPlqBTAeGXy0vNVBPovBmq2us" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">JD:</span> </span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Something we have in common is a passion for keeping a sketchbook. I loved looking through your archive of sketchbooks online – though I know that sharing such intimate drawings and text can be unnerving! I think of my sketchbook as a repository for all the stuff that is tumbling around in my heart and brain. What does keeping a sketchbook mean for you?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">NB:</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> I think, for me, keeping a sketchbook means something really similar to you. It's where I feel like my most personal work happens. And it also just keeps me calm. I've had one with me always since I was like 16 I think. I just get bored and need to have something to draw in. I really need to update the sketchbook part of my website- I have so much more to share!! I think it's gotten sillier since I've become a busier real adult person- which is nice. </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 457px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="457" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eNGYeQYm2ST816l_XJIihRNpGeWSL0Puk2aVvslOonr0HmcoZsz05tNJmd73J5VNSfubK5KxtbfYnCH0Q8HqB7ChribA7dTAMSGiNsLcgaRzeSEzeLWKlFww_M-AeEOw5ueCo47y3PsGYVqQPPgMnlM" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">JD:</span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">Yes, for me too – it keeps me calm. My friend Sakiko once said: “A new diary is like a new friend.” The companionship of a sketchbook is so comforting, like a cozy quilt. A sketchbook is a great place for experimentation, too – do you use it as a place to try out new ideas, materials, etc? </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">NB:</span></b> Yeah! I use it to try out lots of new things I’m thinking about, a lot of my comics start as just a sketch or a one panel drawing in my sketchbook. I like to use watercolor sometimes too, to practice how layering different colors or textures could work. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 467px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="467" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3obCJs1fmP_7U1_Y3j_mecRrvn5e9o15UjUK64URfnT_8ZzY55UBHjre33BqmE4c8YOWDNQRTCSJVDUALytPrUCIByH2kzD4NsNr0wSex3RIiTNTuOXc434LWale1KELZ-PMwlsI2bS-6o1pbVn-p1w" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180; font-weight: 700;">JD:</span><b> </b><span style="color: #800180;">And to finish up – What’s next for you, Nat? A nice long walk? A cup of tea? Petting a dog? Fries at the NY System?! (You deserve all of these!) </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>NB:</b></span> I don’t know! Definitely hanging out with my partner, Avery and my cat, Thimble and probably making more quilts! They’re really fun :) and definitely a NY System mousetrap (grilled cheese).</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank YOU Jo XO :)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">Thanks for chatting with me! Xo Jo </span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">***********************************</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jo Dery is an artist who experiments with visual storytelling. Her creative practice is rooted in drawing and writing. Each project takes the form that is most appropriate for its concept and content: a film, a book, an installation, a performance </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">–</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or something new. She aims to balance the use of digital tools with evidence of the handmade, embracing an idiosyncratic personal aesthetic that is both playful and poetic. She lives in southern Vermont with her son, dog, and pet snake.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 333px; overflow: hidden; width: 249px;"><img height="333" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MzVm5zmTTwtU_lVvFRpKWxBg7uHCxQQF46YY7tBM-yts4LHTTn2g5Vp-Du7UAi35wY8cPCjbbNJS7XQ15dDHEpR9me1Go-vKN9UHyGcKQmtcxQfsGNcL5qJKfI3y7nAEhiiNIML2jNgBgl6MlfFAgGA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="249" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-78642428137991836842023-02-06T16:45:00.000-05:002023-02-06T16:45:14.698-05:00Cold Snap nightcap<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 54px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">DIRT PALAC</span><span style="font-family: Futura;">E NEWS!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: futura;">FEBRUARY 2023</span></span></div> <hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6416321" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2ed0a07f-0cd5-45f8-6b3b-2b37221983ed.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> Come check out what our current cohort of WCH artists in residence are working on!<br /><br />Open House 4:00 - 6:00pm - as per usual, no RSVP needed<br /><br />Artist talk 6pm - 7pm<br />Limited seating for the artist talk portion of the evening!<br />Email us at dirt palace public projects at gmail dot com to RSVP for the talk!</h2><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;">Taxes for Artists with Amy Smith<br />Wed, February 8, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Are you an artist who has feelings about taxes? Does documenting and declaring expenses and income confuse you? Do you have questions about how to pay yourself, pay for materials, and pay collaborators from a grant award? Are you concerned you're not doing things right, or are you throwing your hands up and just straight avoiding dealing with them? This workshop with Amy Smith is for you!</span></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taxes-for-artists-with-amy-smith-tickets-519181845877" style="color: black;" target="_blank">LINK TO REGISTER</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><hr /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="backgroundTable" style="background-color: #b9efff; height: 13837.9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/storefront-window-galleries" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 43px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><u>WINDOW</u></span></strong></span></a><br /><br />JANUARY - FEBRUARY WINDOW ARTIST Natasha Brennan</p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><img data-file-id="6416329" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/20088ce1-5fab-de46-8dc7-4cb78cbe25c3.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br />Natasha Brennan is an illustrator and print maker who focuses on zines, art for children, posters, and community based projects. They graduated from RISD with a BFA in Illustration and a concentration in Literary Arts in 2020. They are also an educator and have taught for City Arts and Project Open Door. In their free time, they write stories, explore Providence, and dream of secret special places. Currently, the</span>y are an Artist in Residence at the Dirt Palace. </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6416337" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/e3e8c1e7-38c2-60b1-7ab9-33d645ece5c1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 342px;" width="342" /><img data-file-id="6416341" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b4a8210d-384c-5952-06ec-833f12c05e36.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Their Window Installation focuses on a collection of quilts, screen prints, and ceramics. The largest quilt has been a work in progress for almost 5 years- since they were 19. Many of the fabric pieces were screen-printed in the DP studio. The screen-printed blue panels are a repeating wallpaper design whereas the pink prints are one-offs based on photos of friends of mine playing pool at Nolan’s on Atwells Ave. The car quilt is a present to Olneyville Square- one of their favorite places in Providence. Each ceramic and quilt lends comfort in the place of guilt.</span></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6416345" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d4c352cb-b6d3-d849-96f7-a5343fd2feae.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><hr /></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES ************</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></span></strong></p><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">NAFFISATOU KOULIBALY </span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6416357" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ee0ea0e4-644e-b547-a04c-4e1d6382d0d8.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 231px;" width="231" /><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-7b5fef52-7fff-f4e5-c40a-93388cc1628b" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">hey folks!! my name is naffisatou koulibaly ((everyone calls me naffi for short)) and I am the newest resident at Dirt Palace! I was born and raised in various parts of RI, but since high school, I've been central to Providence. my body of work includes lots and lots of poetry–which has always been my one true love. these days it feels like all I have to show of this love is a collection of unfinished poems that I hope one day to return to and complete. although, I know, as do many other poets, that a poem is never truly finished. my writing is interested in examining the phenomenon of growing up. to put it another way, i like talking about the inherent heartbreak of being a 23 year old girl and everything that makes the experience so beautiful and tragic.</strong><br /><img data-file-id="6416353" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/5186c14d-9f56-4b4d-3a58-cef44ecfe9b7.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-7b5fef52-7fff-f4e5-c40a-93388cc1628b" style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">I’ve been a member of Providence Poetry Slam–a volunteer-run organization that is the oldest Slam poetry venue in the state of RI–since roughly 2015. in that time, I’ve competed on the ProvSlam youth team at Brave New Voices 2018 (an international Slam poetry competition), joined as a part of the ProvSlam staff, received my BA in English Literature from Salve Regina University, and been published in Motif Magazine and OursPoetica. I hope this gives y'all a little bit of a clearer picture of who I am and the work that fulfills me. I'd also like to thank Dirt Palace for giving me this opportunity and for welcoming me into this community in such a sincere and genuine way. my life has been changed for the better with this move. links:<br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/n.affisatou/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">@n.affisatou</a><br />youtube: <a href="http://https//youtu.be/tQPvFvJ2CjI" style="color: black;" target="_blank">http://https://youtu.be/tQPvFvJ2Cjl</a></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><a aggregateclicks="1" aggregateheat="1" aggregateuniqueclicks="1" aggregateuniqueheat="1.2" desktopclicks="1" desktopheat="1.6" desktopuniqueclicks="1" desktopuniqueheat="1.9" href="http://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" mobileclicks="0" mobileheat="0" mobileuniqueclicks="0" mobileuniqueheat="0" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877617"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6416053" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/47119400-9f62-4de7-f599-e199112da979.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br />This month I wrote a column for Edie Quin’s Sparx Megazine #6. My piece is about grief and creative honesty. Comes with a great compilation. Available for purchase through <a href="https://middlemanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/combustion-v-1" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Middle Man Records</a>.<br /><a href="https://middlemanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/combustion-v-1" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6416033" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/1db8c751-65fe-8ef6-99a1-ab96976b7d0a.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 277px;" width="277" /></a><br />I played a ton of shows in the past few months but have nothing coming up until April. Trophy Hunt will be playing three more shows in Providence in April, May and June and then probably not again until 2024. Only one of those shows has been announced already. Here’s a flyer.<br /><img data-file-id="6416037" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f4a008fc-78bd-f98e-9f5c-5c151049386e.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br /><br />Reading/Listening/Watching<br />Tommi Parish - Men I Trust<br />Two people reaching out for intimacy in a world where nobody can really understand each other. Tommi’s ability to convey their Eliza and Sasha’s inner states without using dialogue makes this book viscerally uncomfortable but incredibly real.<br /><a href="https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/tommi-parrish/products/men-i-trust" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6416041" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7ca39207-f658-45e5-fc56-d1009c59fc88.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 225px;" width="225" /></a><br />Luci Dead Limb - Humors of the Blood and Skin<br />Haunting goth folk songs to sob to. I left wanting more. Fingers crossed for a full length.<br /><a href="https://lucideadlimb.bandcamp.com/album/humors-of-the-blood-and-skin" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6416045" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b1b90ef3-9bc4-3c8b-1d31-3aeffda0e16d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br />Alone<br />Reality TV is not my usual zone but watching survivalist weirdos demonstrate the ultimate futility of solitary existence has held my interest past the first season.<br /><a href="https://fmoviesto.cc/tv/alone-2015-full-36773" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6416049" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/94b27dc8-3228-4fa0-c81c-2ccbde83e9db.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 533px;" width="533" /></a></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a aggregateclicks="0" aggregateheat="0" aggregateuniqueclicks="0" aggregateuniqueheat="0" desktopclicks="0" desktopheat="0" desktopuniqueclicks="0" desktopuniqueheat="0" href="https://ysanel.com/" mobileclicks="0" mobileheat="0" mobileuniqueclicks="0" mobileuniqueheat="0" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877641">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></strong></div><h4 style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6415837" height="625" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e2e329ba-2e70-6295-54e4-4b7c36ddd80f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 625px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 468px;" width="468" /></h4><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><strong><a aggregateclicks="0" aggregateheat="0" aggregateuniqueclicks="0" aggregateuniqueheat="0" desktopclicks="0" desktopheat="0" desktopuniqueclicks="0" desktopuniqueheat="0" href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" mobileclicks="0" mobileheat="0" mobileuniqueclicks="0" mobileuniqueheat="0" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877597"><span style="font-family: Futura;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></a></strong><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6415909" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6f5988be-6100-e3fe-4f9a-9af7bea61c31.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Had a bit of an accidental mini-tour playing NYC, Providence, and Philadelphia --- and then PVD again this past month. Each show was fun and sweet. Really grateful to the other performers, attendees, and the show organizers at 1911 (PVD), Chaos Computer (NYC), Space 1026 (Philly), and Peter Fuller Speed Shop (PVD). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6416057" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/3611c9b0-1326-e9f3-51d5-158000987624.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 533px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">I also started oil painting again, which has been feeding my mind in a way that I really enjoy. Here I am holding some pie remnants in front of my new set up for that in my artist bay.</span><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a aggregateclicks="1" aggregateheat="1" aggregateuniqueclicks="1" aggregateuniqueheat="1.2" desktopclicks="0" desktopheat="0" desktopuniqueclicks="0" desktopuniqueheat="0" href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" mobileclicks="1" mobileheat="3.1" mobileuniqueclicks="1" mobileuniqueheat="3.2" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877593">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi everyone! My window is up!!!?!!?!!! Crazy!!! I’m so happy to share quilts and other things with Olneyville square- my favorite place!!! <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><img data-file-id="6415897" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/30800baa-4326-d836-3f18-aca3ecb38d3c.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><img data-file-id="6415905" height="666" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/ffddb4fd-160e-8714-cb8f-076dfde19270.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 666px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span></span><br /><img data-file-id="6415901" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/08ff2d57-5934-1bd0-f06c-6ab8111d898d.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /></div><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a aggregateclicks="4" aggregateheat="4.2" aggregateuniqueclicks="2" aggregateuniqueheat="2.4" desktopclicks="3" desktopheat="4.7" desktopuniqueclicks="1" desktopuniqueheat="1.9" href="http://xandermarro.com/" mobileclicks="1" mobileheat="3.1" mobileuniqueclicks="1" mobileuniqueheat="3.2" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877657"><strong>XANDER MARRO</strong> </a></span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6416289" height="546" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/586bbcef-e4fe-a3c2-24fc-d3f74e02a015.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 546px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /><img data-file-id="6416293" height="541" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a564b959-3954-cf9f-b67d-c7762dc5b91b.png" style="border: 0px; height: 541px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Winter. Winter. Winter. A draft of a promotional bookmark for Anne Elizabeth Moore's Body Horror which is coming out in a 2nd edition from Feminist Press very soon! A former student finds a photograph of me from half a lifetime ago left on a scanner at RISD (thanks Jules!!). Sometimes I wonder why I ever had the notion that my hair could be in conversations with Pippi's - like when we were first friends, part of the logic of this was that we both had wild big hair and aspired to have impeccable craft skills. This photograph reminded me that idea that i had big hair came from the time of believing that wigs are warmer than hats and that if one is going to hang out in freezing warehouses all of the time that it's best to wear wigs all of the time (at least in winter). </span></h4><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a aggregateclicks="3" aggregateheat="3.1" aggregateuniqueclicks="1" aggregateuniqueheat="1.2" desktopclicks="3" desktopheat="4.7" desktopuniqueclicks="1" desktopuniqueheat="1.9" href="http://www.pippizornoza.com/" mobileclicks="0" mobileheat="0" mobileuniqueclicks="0" mobileuniqueheat="0" style="color: black;" target="_blank" trackid="133877661">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6415829" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/75b754bd-b052-616f-c1f4-509e16f925aa.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Can't wait for HARPY'S tour with Chicago's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hide_band/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">HIDE</a>. So many dates!! The whole Country!!!!<br />Don't miss our tour kickoff show with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/triggerxdiscipline/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Trigger Discipline</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/josh_zen888/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Josh Zen</a>, Thursday March 2nd at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/______1911_______/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">1911 </a> - Tickets available at the door and also at <a href="https://ra.co/events/1649869" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Resident Advisor</a><br /><img data-file-id="6415833" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/8992658a-12a8-8256-0e2c-e3b7decc7b81.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></span></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">These posters are for sale before the show (and at the show) Local pickup ONLY! $35 DM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harpyprovidence/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HARPY PROVIDENCE</a> if you'd like to purchase a poster!!!!</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">BULLETIN BOARD<br />*****************<br /><img data-file-id="6416405" height="398" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/66a09ba7-40c2-3a49-f4ef-1dda9cd6373d.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 398px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Excited to announce that we have <a href="https://warholfoundation.org/2023/01/12/the-andy-warhol-foundation-for-the-visual-arts-announces-fall-2022-grantees/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">received grant funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for program support</a>.</span></h2><img data-file-id="6416361" height="89" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/58243093-64ab-d530-d8f1-f16a2b5e0cd7.png" style="border: 0px; height: 89px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 42px;">**************</span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We are looking to fill the Work Exchange Artist in Residence position at the Wedding Cake House. The Work/Exchange Artist in Residence opportunity at the Wedding Cake House provides housing, & a modest stipend in exchange for helping to support programs at the Wedding Cake House. For more info check out our Apply page <a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/copy-of-dirt-place-classic-info" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-75051266679700661672023-01-06T20:16:00.008-05:002023-01-09T11:14:09.955-05:00Artist Interview!! Artist justine nguyễn-nguyễn in conversation with writer and artist Mary-Kim Arnold<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In 2023 we’re continuing our Storefront Window Installation Artist interviews where we pair our exhibiting artists with other artists and curators for interview conversations. This December - January we were pleased to host<span style="color: #800180;"> <a href="https://www.jn-n.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800180;">justine nguyễn-nguyễn</span></a>’</span>s installation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">justine hồng-giang nguyễn-nguyễn was born on a Monday morning; today, she is making, mending, and writing. Rooted in experience as a garment worker, her work converses with the cultural and corporeal histories of the hand-me-down. Her interstitial, associative practice resembles a form of nesting—she is a child of Vietnamese refugees, birdwatchers—restoring value to scrap material with a slow and sentimental hand. Alongside a textile repair service, nguyễn-nguyễn is working on an interlingual poetic manuscript, "second chants," which draws upon clumsy translation and reduplication to frame familiarity/foreignness and accumulation/erosion as binocularity rather than binary. </span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.jn-n.com/" target="_blank">https://www.jn-n.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Below is a convo between justine and writer/artist <a href="https://mkimarnold.com/"><span style="color: #800180;">Mary-Kim Arnold.</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*******************************</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> justine, It’s been such a joy to see some of the range of your work — text, textiles, jewelry, image — and I was struck by how, and across all these forms, I observe a spareness, a delicacy, and an evocation of time. In Earring 23, for example, seeing the integration of discarded or broken materials, a crumpled metal leaf in this case, into such a delicate, expressive shape reminds me that these objects have had their own histories, their own pasts. And certainly, in your mending work, the often subtle but visible form your stitches take, call to mind the garment’s wear and its previous forms and iterations. Can you speak to how you think about time in relation to re-using or re-purposing existing materials in your work?<br /> </span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2b5caec2-7fff-5c54-40ec-08713b751fb0"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 434px; overflow: hidden; width: 289px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="434" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/6zt0QFm-OtC-dRQOTRYjzDSpJoReKLsVgCS-SEbgeeo8ANH_UwJnsjHhrI1bWbU5YU95-WbJzLnz8sTXFndax6rmGuNYezggsDHp3A818lWsTX-6fvDGWo8lJ1rxySkpEXA8MI8laJ-Qs5O4t0ncYrbwNDkYj7blI_pg1-TeguzphjlR0s9NZ63jnWtnZA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="289" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Earring 023, single earring, sterling silver with Biwa rice pearls, crumpled metal leaf, hollow Bedouin bell</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n:</span> Thank you, Mary-Kim, for sifting through my work with such care.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As in a Vietnamese household, the bàn thờ is an important reference in my art and writing practices. I think of the altar in relation to Cecilia Vicuña’s precarios, sculptural installation activated by ritual. It enacts the retrospective gesture of honoring one’s ancestors—which could also extend to one’s creative influences—but to be honest, it’s also a convenient depot for ripening fruit. (I’ve been thinking about this idea of ripeness as a relative readiness, rather than a fixed point.) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I started working with joss paper, which is typically burned as offerings to deities and the dead, in 2020. Apart from my aesthetic identification with it, I like the idea of creating with material that was never meant to last (at least in this realm), decentralizing my artistry/authorship within a more expansive timespace—this is also, in ecological terms, the core of sustainability. <br /><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-33552f0e-7fff-1b9d-49da-bdf778f7ae8a"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 416px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="416" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qdV3QxScptzo0FU0utoDGVIKaH0n5LkrDxbkvenzZKpl9_RbaVBBwkSAhfKcG-T-59Oyvj1M-ArwCNgFjiQ0CWuZh_SGXfAyOQmX933iR6DdsIPJWOrzIemvse0lTpg3ImLMK91YN8JmmzGrnQ8jvecsKSNRfxPesYaYxsL1xvI-xCAaa7vyeryDEFmU3w" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />I am, admittedly, over sentimental, but I also consider repurposing material as a form of resistance. After leaving my last job, I tore apart the pants that had become my work uniform, incorporating the charcoal-stained linen into a textile piece (on view at Dirt Palace). It felt like a reclamation of the time I spent in that studio, a private renunciation of the kind of indentured servitude that fuels the clout economy of the art world. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6567c85f-7fff-b02f-0411-fd556d9a48d9"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 367px; overflow: hidden; width: 552px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="367" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/eebNytZy_2_dQbStxnK1l_KWZXiiTZfLgqh1nsqZ9Eo7_zsyoRebZsCY56AjR7kwANL0ay001_NW88cCyCMz6G319TJiU_YtWxrWnjOt2S1VAVkkVaHTtQ_c6t-_7mei-iFGDaocULD2ohgU1FFd9RGXkMetUtmFEoJrfKtjq5NqwZlOasE1RGIB6RzLLA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="552" />
</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> In your online journal, you refer to your “magpie” curiosity, which in one interpretation might suggest the collecting and gathering of shiny objects. You are talking about a collection of fishing lures in this case, and I’m wondering how you think about the things you gather and work with. Does an object (or set of objects) simply “speak” to you in some way, or do you tend to approach your materials more thematically or symbolically?<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n: </span>My parents raised us in fear of wastefulness. So I think my foraging, born from a chronic sense of mottainai, is probably equal parts compulsion and curiosity. The urge to rescue heavily distressed clothing—what is called a “wounded bird” in the vintage vernacular—is comically strong, to the point where I’ll use “as is” and “for study”—disclaimers of damage—as search terms. These older garments are often constructed with material and craftsmanship of a quality that is rare these days, and I feel that I am not only restoring the functionality of the clothing, but also redirecting attention to this way of making. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a590d74-7fff-4ed1-4bf9-edc2653537a5"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 389px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="389" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yZdr_PXxa7TIwx3IGnTq75D9qXZL3HTwruZC8UOLASTlT7BnV4NR1m-sU-QqGdRoogxHOQ2XGPeLgg7_iXS68NJXq-qfGNMwS80BTLzbRMKfmr2f847Vu2yOoGY3TRbKr_59eirsnfkZzTxkxxcaZSDy_A4mRc2wV6rleSAD166cmpbnXMjZRif4en5udw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That being said, I am heavily guided by resonances, associations, and sentimentality, which often defy typical value systems applied to material, especially those based upon scarcity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Magpie curiosity also pulls me into these warrens of research, and whatever esoteric debris that gets lodged in my brain often resurfaces in my poems as symbols.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> You have experience as a tailor and apparel designer, which of course, requires thinking about, and attending to the body of the wearer and their comfort as well as other needs. So, the idea of the wearer is ever-present, even when you are working on the garment itself they are not physically present with you. To me, there is something so evocative about this constant presence-absence, and I wonder whether that’s a tension that seems relevant or meaningful to you and your process in other types of work? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n:</span> For sure. Because I’m so nostalgic by nature, memory is one such presence-absence that is foundational to my process, certainly with mending—the practice of responding to a tangible accumulation of memory that conversely, manifests as erosion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In perfumery, sillage (from the French for "wake”) refers to the scent trail which is left behind by the wearer. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I take silences very seriously, as equal to words. Maybe because my reticence is often mistaken for blankness. Maybe because my background in garment-making has trained me to be hyperconscious of the interdependence between the interior and exterior. In composing a poem, I work with the interstitial negative space between words as a form of punctuation. Shaping these silences/spaces helps me suggest a pace for the reader. It also allows me to weave motifs into the warp and weft of my stanzas, using enjambment to form a kind of selvedge.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbGisuGKlN1bQUza5KKp-kIXpbvCMctmwm1suSs2fVMRX2cUjaHoTHDchr2DoEoDmsGurSnWBefvaeGhWs7R9ok_Z5UYLiPfdKxEDheSa6SKq9lcY20c8OaCWxyrSy_7H_ylJj0e6Um0YZ8E7PpGY8or8TgzLtyrMkkF3pG5Z0a9jeA2bCsI4ZHMf/s469/fabric-construction-Kopie-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="469" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbGisuGKlN1bQUza5KKp-kIXpbvCMctmwm1suSs2fVMRX2cUjaHoTHDchr2DoEoDmsGurSnWBefvaeGhWs7R9ok_Z5UYLiPfdKxEDheSa6SKq9lcY20c8OaCWxyrSy_7H_ylJj0e6Um0YZ8E7PpGY8or8TgzLtyrMkkF3pG5Z0a9jeA2bCsI4ZHMf/w400-h217/fabric-construction-Kopie-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3mgGNrr4vuPsd6N3LbG2KKZqyLbOrnGKxxDml6w74Qa6hjTNhV6kCkaLmzib3clPbCx57MWPjask8IfioaWQjm3HBA4-qT1KRqBDP9jTcAVnzsY2QccQaL9o6Il7KfvSWklHXkqSJTVww31lzvLgfbxEh0XScVrRYxZbRrAojoSXwdH9e1KtsZjm/s1300/Screenshot_20230107-112014~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3mgGNrr4vuPsd6N3LbG2KKZqyLbOrnGKxxDml6w74Qa6hjTNhV6kCkaLmzib3clPbCx57MWPjask8IfioaWQjm3HBA4-qT1KRqBDP9jTcAVnzsY2QccQaL9o6Il7KfvSWklHXkqSJTVww31lzvLgfbxEh0XScVrRYxZbRrAojoSXwdH9e1KtsZjm/w532-h640/Screenshot_20230107-112014~2.png" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, a sock has at least one hole, etc. etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> In your <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dovecoup/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800180;">Instagram feed</span>,</a> I noticed the juxtaposition of four images of hands. Although I’m guessing this may have been a fortuitous coincidence in the way the grid appeared at the time I saw it, it made me think about hand-work, mending being a prominent example of that. It seems there’s been a strong (popular?) desire for a return to the hand-made, the slow, careful work of stitching and making by hand. What are some of the pleasures of mending and hand-stitching, for you? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n:</span> haha I’m glad you noticed the cairn of hands; I’m guilty of pruning my Instagram feed to compose such improbable balancing acts. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The hand is my tool of preference—for sewing, but also rituals of eating (I’m especially fond of foods that reach for your hand, like those wrapped in leaves or clinging to bone) or self-pleasure, because of its haptic immediacy and intimacy. Machines often startle me. I recently attempted to use an electric toothbrush for the first time and ended up wielding it manually, forgoing the vibrating function. I never got accustomed to wearing a thimble, even, preferring the reciprocal puncturing of skin and fabric; my middle fingertip on my left hand is perpetually calloused. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I take pleasure in the precision that hand-stitching invites. The pick-stitch, for example, involves picking up only a few threads of the fabric, sometimes on only one side, with minimal or no interruption of the outer face. In my series of talismans, I’ve developed a style of freehand embroidery that shifts between back-stitching and chain-stitching to manipulate the visual velocity of line, not unlike calligraphy. These two particular stitches reinforce the idea of time as cyclical—one has to loop backward in order to complete a forward intention. It is this pace that allows me to make marks with intuition, because I’m able to shift direction at any point along a line, a kind of slow-burning spontaneity. <br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05nqC6ZWKuxH8IMXDwzwCmCFMmPXYPyDswrWwTxf17maPozd5Nl-FGGe0DFtuKnOzPODViLPSBW353fq6wSOunDF76Oe5_VIhjQass9LO87bbK91MnpmnlbVbt8WPda-WveUuk9sj7CzpRP_wLLNvxQ0Mufhm2jsGeHAWnB3n3QG5fACWfrOnv72T/s2048/2023_0107_11011800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05nqC6ZWKuxH8IMXDwzwCmCFMmPXYPyDswrWwTxf17maPozd5Nl-FGGe0DFtuKnOzPODViLPSBW353fq6wSOunDF76Oe5_VIhjQass9LO87bbK91MnpmnlbVbt8WPda-WveUuk9sj7CzpRP_wLLNvxQ0Mufhm2jsGeHAWnB3n3QG5fACWfrOnv72T/w640-h360/2023_0107_11011800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Simultaneously, I find complementary value in loosening the reins. The humble running (for me, a misnomer) stitch, which most closely aligns with the rhythm of the breath, often lulls me into a meditative state. The precision with which I engage neither privileges nor aspires to uniformity. It is, instead, a practice of sensitivity and an expression of care. As I once told a client: “Mending by hand is so time intensive and inefficient that it inevitably becomes a kind of gift. For me, it is an anticapitalist choice and, therefore, a restorative practice.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hand-craft also offers the satisfaction of self-sufficiency; instead of being anchored to the sewing machine—a posture ingrained with memories of undervalued labor—I can carry a seven square centimeter sewing kit (needles, pins, thread, the smallest scissors) upon my body, wherever it may be. It places my value within my self, rather than a context of production. <br /><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-14c9903b-7fff-4bd2-438c-b7262c5af173"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 451px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="451" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/lJBMXNFXe0I5zWb1Sa0Iw8tAZ44Ej_4Y5D3kVtmkHkXliW1repq8Gu9hPwpxJzi3565qum1HaJTW8mQVz-X_gsPnqU4q5SOmZgfNXq0RylKxAc-QrDLV23KwNNhaMYUic2JZPaReT9qEusbPfKCwknd23-aHLbHWyhLM7b57PCO-ldz1GWmBvC-bBS9r9A" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I used to work at an artist’s studio as part of a team creating large scale sculptural pieces on panels. An interesting paradox arose in the way the other assistants and I were instructed to periodically rotate, at once acknowledging the individuality of our hand, in the sense of penmanship and of labor, while seeking to erase it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> In spending time with images of your work, I find myself thinking about layers — literal, in patching and mending, but also this layered idea of time — the previous (and future) wearers of the antique French trousers, for example — and of the feminist, futurist idea of “thick time,” a space where past, present, and future intersect as a way to think about belonging and collective action. I find this particularly compelling in thinking about displaced peoples, as an idea of diaspora. I wonder whether you think of this simultaneity (for the lack of a better term?) as informing your work? <br /><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-42dcb4f1-7fff-e316-cfbd-c9c9f5fa560a"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 550px; overflow: hidden; width: 365px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="550" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dphfon8fvB0u8cgjwBCwWJTCa6wkQTW5ohtaPQayiFyxJl0qoE9o_XjAlxBTaRx35C75Ry2bTsSwXgn5FvPBWJJlx0qr5M5zzDfMD0Ut0Ekt-eM7DuXaKbekKX_MjYQy7vhOujYfpH8PmZWd_deun11BYv5jIQt1w3YSbUrv2UUCvq5ysLi18R0Fn0pmWQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="365" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n:</span> My engagement with impermanence definitely stems from an intergenerational relationship with displacement (translation in the Euclidean sense). I come from a family of refugees. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But I’m not really interested in escaping marginalization; I’m far more interested in drawing power into peripheral spaces—what I call “subterranean text”—subtitles, footnotes, appendices, parentheticals —which scaffolds and enriches our understanding. The murmur of subterranean text disrupts a dominant linearity and univocality that is at best boring and at worst oppressive. <br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #45818e;">MKA:</span> You mention drawing on the idea of “clumsy translation” in your writing, which to my mind, is closely aligned with the tenets of hand-work, a kind of turning away from the (im)possibility of the “perfect” or transactional translation, to something less legible, messier, resisting binaries, perhaps (again) your magpie sensibility. Can you speak to what compels you to these approaches in your writing? Early influences or experiences with language to which you trace this relationship? <br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">jn-n:</span> Vietnamese is sometimes considered a monosyllabic language, but it is actually dependent upon compounding monosyllables to create new words. Much of my poetic manuscript, second chants, revolves around reduplication, one of these morphological processes in which a word, or its stem, is repeated exactly or with a slight variation. Đỏ (red) is diluted through this kind of modified doubling, becoming đo đỏ (reddish), as if a carbon copy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Reduplication appeals to me because it finds meaning in slippage and skewing, and I've always felt a bit skewed, especially in the context of a neurotypical society. As a kid, I was sent to speech therapy—my elementary school teachers reported that my peers had difficulty understanding me—in which the therapist apparently detected a low self-esteem along with my misarticulation of the /r/. I can’t confirm if I suffered from low self-esteem as a child, but I do remember struggling to articulate mysterious bouts of sadness. I still struggle to articulate my emotions, even internally. Poetry often feels like a refuge from legibility—the Glissantian “right to opacity”—as much as it is a process of finding it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Rarely does a title make itself at home so early in my process; "second chants," however, has been an anchor. It references the bodily resonance of an ancestral tongue I cannot speak, as well as a renewed opportunity to grasp this foreign-familiar language by fumbling around in the dark rather than bật đèn. The double meaning—and doubling itself—is a cord/chord that runs through the project. I am invested in binocularity as an alternative to binary, in interpreting the world through relativity, refraction, convergence. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ_OuO04M9y5aWUAYSLyJ9_kn5kbygPs4VMHI_iowrbcNvScDzJ7mvqxIeKG5Dc1QoyUYjuE2XgLe-qjfg5DPBBUnh20uRtmFRv8dUigt97rvI6hIwRJj3jnveMHjOQAIUyxHi9Te0WePL3ZcKLnyq7dSOHPR80Imxc3kNVVLKpaFEVTfmdNNammP/s675/try_Screenshot_20230107-112046~2.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ_OuO04M9y5aWUAYSLyJ9_kn5kbygPs4VMHI_iowrbcNvScDzJ7mvqxIeKG5Dc1QoyUYjuE2XgLe-qjfg5DPBBUnh20uRtmFRv8dUigt97rvI6hIwRJj3jnveMHjOQAIUyxHi9Te0WePL3ZcKLnyq7dSOHPR80Imxc3kNVVLKpaFEVTfmdNNammP/s16000/try_Screenshot_20230107-112046~2.png" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My limited fluency in Vietnamese continues to be a source of insecurity, but I’ve also embraced entering the language through an aesthetic cat flap of sorts, sonic and visual, rather than the semantic. I pick up vocabulary in the same way I would a stray lá from the sidewalk, letting the function of words follow form. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Because I am ignorant of how to properly string together phrases, I feel emboldened to mess around a little with syntax. In Vietnamese, there are set classifiers that chaperone nouns, which must be memorized; cuộn, for example, denotes nouns that are spooled, such as thread or a cassette. Lá, as a classifier, indicates the leaf-like quality (size, thinness) of playing cards. Apart from shape and weight, classifiers can also impart a sense of animation, arrangement, or function. I’m interested in a poetic of engineered glitching, such as mismatching classifiers to shift the embedded context or characterization of a noun.* </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">*In Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s film Memoria, Tilda Swinton’s character struggles to describe a recurring sound in her non-native Spanish: “a big ball/of concrete/falling into a metal well/surrounded by seawater.” Later, at dinner, she asks her nephew what he is drawing—“An orange?” It is a pomelo, something he has neither seen nor tasted before. The scenes aren’t explicitly related, but become resonant, by Vietnamese logic, via the classifier quả, which designates globular objects (fruit, the Earth). </span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I analogize this nghiêng nghiêng textual approach to ikat, an Indonesian/Malay word applied broadly to the traditional textile technique known as atlas, kasuri, mudmee, and jaspe amongst various cultures, in which yarns are resist-dyed before being woven into cloth. As it is difficult to intentionally align the pre-dyed yarns on the loom, the approximate formation of patterns and motifs results in a characteristic blurriness. For me, these blurred images connote a relative velocity. I like to collect the frequent mishearings or misreadings that arise from my delays in processing, like the Barthesian punctum—“that accident which pricks me (but also bruises me, is poignant to me).”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In working with this kind of found material, I think of the practice of remixing, particularly the legacy of DJ Screw, who first developed the analog chopped and screwed technique by spinning two copies of the same record at a slight delay.** Splicing them with the crossfader, scratching to repeat phrases and double up beats, Screw then crucially slowed down the recorded (reduplicative) composite track, reducing its pitch, expanding time in a way that allowed the storytelling aspect of the music to sink in. </span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">**Reminiscent to me of dupioni, a plain weave silk with an irregular, slubbed surface, which is produced using thread from a pair of silkmoths who spin a cocoon together.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-705bca36-7fff-7987-cb45-cc36151a8ade"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 362px; overflow: hidden; width: 544px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="362" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/UsqM8hq89gTcvaBlKfmBGqgCwGJvL6qe35KKJhs5ZCECOu3C-5hm5GCq2P1qjEvvvl9h_Zi1OcCUqxfAUfzShq3syydeREs8FD71r2Stizkc7IAFPC5T6AwtTOi79bHUuaVD6t92NHrj7GQ3-RiaYZXVvHFuH2th526fwb0wqt25d0QHn89Z-JsAh87O8g" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="544" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">************************</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://mkimarnold.com/"><span style="color: #800180;">Mary-Kim Arnold</span></a> is a writer, artist, and teacher. She is the author of The Fish & The Dove (Noemi Press) and Litany for the Long Moment (Essay Press). Other writings have appeared in Hyperallergic, Conjunctions, The Denver Quarterly, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. Mary-Kim teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program at Brown University.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-4c40a188-7fff-f6cf-081f-670208b53498"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 361px; overflow: hidden; width: 271px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="361" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/zO735ENWemnIlfWF5IFWAkwveIkjEZWZZSyPsLLDF9J2V5eRV6v20r1iv_x9KQYIQZBLNlWkI5_CHUskZbIoG1aBM8wMqsW4y4vdCy3NdpMYVDbjTLY90V30246_8Tz2CYvdzk6w4z6yUp1LCZtFax7bW3V2jQ5nF7bHfZdkPMljHQmGWpktD8neICXWFQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="271" /></span></span></span></span></p>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-28749373885251509762022-11-16T13:40:00.006-05:002022-11-18T16:10:15.603-05:00Artist Interview! Celeste Diaz Falzone in conversation with Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only red light I look forward to is the one at the intersection of Broadway and Manton, because I get to check out the Dirt Palace window installation from my car. This month the window has been transformed into the new temporary home of Muscle Man, Binky, If I Were A Woman It Would Take All Day, American Dream, Security Camera of My LIfe, Home Is Where, and Golfer (sculptural ‘characters’ created by the Pawtucket based artist <a href="https://celestediazfalzone.com/">Celeste Diaz Falzone</a>). I imagine them coming alive in the wee hours of the morning for a quick tea party before Olneyville Square busies for another day. Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Celeste at The Elk Lodge, an artist live and work space that they have been transforming with friends since 2020. </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-084a6d54-7fff-f731-21bd-a29f494fc730"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 395px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="395" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PA7Xh4HfkQCVlbOu3YSUjfM_hXKd4eNRQ8wpvMVzsN60DGT6djIjOnXzBLQy5wDWCdgDjAjOAdGfaoc4G41SoTmQ4zIVqQPGNBQlZBNi-16O5aCh5aB2RWrR-6DgT_pr5U6b4FTSLfhKN6F76WgbYuI-BHqdtIGTvH7jmNF8eTpd-wV6GnHJYunEpff7Vg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 416px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="416" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PCUd-O3LInd63tUveBV97mLtuDq1M0QGb_a8moSC4inu-Gx8yGqAW3zWxUWlsAUPBdNEZ8KlURVsZ0GJBprcWgW8iwVI36K8ytgmbwN4M4txDlfzj8gv4QLhMDQSJt4kqYWtUBJI_C4YsKma0M6C6xlhQdML2oXv-3dYfrpll3_l2SPjnrrWQas609EDAg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><a href="http://www.mzyvb.com">Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell</a>:</b></span> What antics do you imagine your characters getting up to in the middle of the night? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://celestediazfalzone.com/">Celeste Diaz Falzone</a>:</span></b> Hmm. I imagine them not doing a full action, but more of a guiding movement that implies something bigger. I always wanted to write a book but never felt like I could follow through with it because all I was interested in were these subtle dramatic moments, and then I’d want to move on. In a lot of my drawings it looks like there’s a story, but it’s actually just a snippet- the rest is up for interpretation. I think the characters are like that too, where it’s just a moment or expression or micro-something, but that thing is kind of undefined. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> I walked down to the window this morning and was really struck by </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Home Is Where</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and how it looks like it’s mid dynamic movement. It’s in this really unusual backbend- would you say that’s an example of what you’re describing?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> Yeah definitely, it’s implied something is happening, but it might even be the moment before something has happened, like the thing before an expression. That movement in particular reminds me of dance a lot, which is something that’s very important to me. That fluidity of free movement that doesn’t necessarily mean anything in particular. It’s just kind of like a vomiting. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 581px; overflow: hidden; width: 387px;"><img height="581" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/svFkB2zfTd2d7wkJ6VUqEaQBgcOCa5U7DQFzPrCGrB25wAXFbFlG25MOxw5ZqmbYrCtRdCsrfuJRvNTeJv_5gu2qGfalg0N4TKxmH66_DTGSiaJVFaWl8vIuCNnPzsNXnpD1TTid_L9p1_a257ebJlaw99Zv43m_YxR8DWU7lotqvRuGmsirBOJgfU7jHw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="387" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> The </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Home Is Where</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> piece was actually supposed to tie into a question I was gonna bring up more towards the end because it feels a bit heavier, but since it came up I might go for it now?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> Go for it! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> Ok so it’s to do with home…I read that you don’t really feel like you come from one particular place or have a sense of belonging. I relate to that because of being mixed and moving around a lot, and just having really intense feelings about home. So that piece pulled on my heartstrings! Could you talk a bit about how that non-identification of being from somewhere works for you, and how that comes into play with your characters?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> Yes definitely. I was born in Texas but grew up in Massachusetts with lots of moving around in between. At one point we were living in my dad’s office, a cramped space with boxes of items from our house reduced to what could fit. Even now, going to where my parents live -which is not where I grew up- every time I sleep there it’s a different mattress. There were never those consistent comforts of like, this is what my bed feels like. So there’s that very concrete realm of not having a foundation in terms of place or items. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 376px; overflow: hidden; width: 566px;"><img height="376" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hCtPs5SuqyOySt1rc_ImXZIToZioGKMJNpVDg02iQcbCZ-GmA4sf_eKWYw64PvV_PbO69__H6nTQa6lWk9PvzqqXnuT3VxfzrYNQM9zM9l957ycFhuyfVHNxMcc3x5kRsW30xd2CIKIjUvvHJoIzaOzcBVgUUNh__AtmA60B7tS8lJCt277nGA2Z1F44-w" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="566" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And yeah the mixed thing I can identify with too, cus in some ways I don’t identify with either of my parents’ backgrounds (my mom is Colombian and my dad is American) and in others I identify with both. And not knowing anyone else like me while growing up either. Or just not meeting a lot of people growing up full stop! I was homeschooled until I was 12 by my parents who are both somewhere on the spectrum. So in that way too I was very isolated. I know I was difficult to teach, too. Whenever my mom would try to get me to do a workbook I’d lock myself in the bathroom. So I didn’t have a solid home foundation or formal education. I mean, I learned how to read when I was 12…but I got way away from the question!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 450px; overflow: hidden; width: 300px;"><img height="450" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/f9r2yUZayCEowz4ASLoTI5zycmoHHUm4Z7RZme7v7OnSY3RVF5Xvudan7z10heEmPmY7CQD738tzlRQec-Ate0n5xItkNTXEBpDUpJtr4kZJKE3P62G2TOI-TPRNBXLWFFndklUM0CUor6LMMwC_t4UTKSTE6U1_eriLh9zyz5AkFAIGzBhwyLbYR3GfdQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="300" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 450px; overflow: hidden; width: 300px;"><img height="450" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/HTeGAdyxqXushlZ_RryGhMSor7Ls5GRojgk8469GWiSut38jwme9AdKIqvPu4n5uiPi_enauTZA5FjXcXdvce_nGbo8mZZ7mX2hLZ7rfPcm9Mh8aajSHvIqark2hX95C4OEUZE7aOcY07R__Zwt9q7bIkswkis3ATw730D4XVYI6smG1_2-s_6B2QnkWbA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="300" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> No no, we’re super on track. It makes me see your work in more context which is awesome. I’m wondering if the soft bodiedness and doll-like nature of some of the characters are maybe a way of you trying to compensate for the grounded childhood you never had?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF: </b></span>Definitely. When I was little I didn’t identify with other kids at all. And now it can be hard for me to see eye to eye with other adults, so I feel a little split in that way too. I feel like internally I’ve always been the same age. So yeah I definitely like to play with themes of age and childhood in my art, and just make things that I find comforting because I skipped a lot of those comforting things in early life. When I was little I slept with a hard plastic rhino that was like, spiky. I think now I’m trying to have more softness in my life.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 691px; overflow: hidden; width: 461px;"><img height="691" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/QiXMQow_oLHnksZmq1SNeagPYSeCj8ZWanGIGv7UiGt5jCz-q9ezSDlhTDmwQZR4UZ41CB3M6_6j1EckSgSPXxSQNdArkpg_NBeRzW0S1OysS_WgOInJbqzDl531nk-w3gdjWmtgrLRbtnUqimFTLvZv7U4G6wh1AyY8GuaS7gmMNeY76nVR7qILncvSyw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="461" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> Softness is such a worthy pursuit! Before we dig more into your work, this might sound kind of random but I wanted to ask if you’ve seen the movie Patterson? That’s not the question, that’s the leading question to my question. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> I think I saw the trailer…is it about a bus driver?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV: </b></span>Yes! Adam Driver plays this bus driver poet, and Golshifteh Farahani plays his girlfriend, a homemaker who has a ton of creative energy and is always working on these quirky decor projects. Anyways, I think about this movie a lot because I know so many people have difficulty making art under capitalism, and are struggling to find ways of having sustainable creative practices, myself included. My impression is that being a full time artist is one of the hardest and rarest lifepaths. How do you do it, and has it ever been otherwise? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF:</span></b> Yeah, in a big way this space [The Elk Lodge] is what allows me to make art this intensely. Although I moved out recently and just have my studio here now, not having to worry about rent really opens up your time. Making clothes and doing caricatures are what sustain me now. Caricatures are nice because I get to practice my illustration and have a 5 minute interaction drawing somebody. I generally spend one day during the week making stuff to sell, and then I vend at the flea on the weekend. Besides that it’s pretty free format. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 468px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="468" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/d0UBgtUXJJyVkS683y5MIkXZlh2mYCm4G_W3r3z1_VcxltyZ8HFGy_1BuWFxLTrqkKIQ44eDR-hatShT7FL1gR_gUTDP9zUrC9aLBszPcz-XyrNTt6DtqHPkZik7k-mXqzwGchMTWHcIgFT9p5yR8OUUCW-HquAfqYfkwZKJRxy3QKH-df6iACT0ZgjxJw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> It’s true, not having to pay rent is huge. I’m glad you have a space like this to support your practice, even if it’s just where your studio is, that’s still significant. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> Yeah, I moved across the street a couple months ago to have some distance. I want to be spending my time making work that is expressive. And although I’ve had a lot of ideas for this space, like where to locate the restaurant and apartments, I’m not a builder, I’m an artist. I’m not interested in tiling, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scraping off lead paint, or moving large buckets of water!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> And a lot of that type of work is what needs to be done here. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I moved out it felt ironic because we had just gotten heat and running water. I was asking myself why I was leaving when the place had finally become livable and comfortable. And I realized it’s because there’s still so far to go, and if I stay I’ll just keep expending energy on things that I see need to be worked on. Now I just come here to be in my studio, which is all I really want to do. Connor just became available and is really into building. So I think having Sam be able to do that stuff with somebody else and me just pitching in here and there has been so much better for me. It’s also nice to just have some separation because it’s tough living and working with a partner 24/7. It’s nice to be able to leave and rejoin. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV: </b></span>Yeah when Xander first told me about this place she described it as what Providence was like in the 90s…And I think at the time there was no heat or hot water. But you just said </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">running</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> water. There was no running water?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF: </span></b>Nope! But one of the storefronts downstairs does, so we were carrying it in buckets up to the third floor to then put in a water filter. We were taking our dishes down three flights of stairs for a year, washing them in a tiny hand sink and then bringing them all the way back up. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV: </b></span>Wow. What a system! Congratulations on the dish sink! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF: </b></span>Thanks, yeah, it’s like a big update that we have a dish sink now!</span></p><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV: </span></b>Let’s turn back to your work. There’s this quality of the magic of a child’s imaginative world, but it’s simultaneously sophisticated because it’s combined with your technical mastery of materials. How did you come to crocheting and knitting in the first place? And, are there any mediums you would never fuck with? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> I started knitting because of this middle school class called </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Girls Around The World</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I haven’t really developed my knowledge beyond what we learned in that class actually, like I never got into the backwards upside down stitch or whatever. It’s so technical and that type of stuff never interested me much. Later in life I’m sure I’d love to learn one or two more things, but just to be able to make a flat surface I found so helpful, and I use that a lot. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV: </b></span>But you’re doing really interesting curvy, circular stuff?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF: </b></span>So that’s with the crochet. With crochet I’m able to make forms and do sculptural things, and that’s actually very straightforward too. It took me about a year to learn how to finesse shapes. My friend Michelle taught me, she’s super talented and has a very professional hand. And is really good at knots! </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV: </span></b>Ah, knots! Such a cool skill!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> Yeah! So she showed me, and I started off making bags, and then I was like oh, I can make that into a head! And just kept rolling with it. Everything I make with crochet is pretty intuitive. I usually have a conceptual outline of an idea, and then filling it in is just a means to an end of expression. I’m not super interested in the technical stuff. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As for mediums I would never fuck with, I don’t want to say </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">never</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but for the most part things that require intense machinery I’m not super interested in, like woodworking or metal or glassblowing. I’m interested in things that are very accessible, like something that you could teach a person in a day. I like those types of very inviting things.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 450px; overflow: hidden; width: 300px;"><img height="450" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/yjeAoJ1AtG3rgQPJAWkdT_fUje4ry8bfn062AGhSp7mKPDGm4L-h5QJYh3gOuIrPbwHxWDHYW2KMAiA0m8p3n2a5qbv5t3PZT01OV9Moi-pYizL3U4Qp6zQS1a1Vv1xz6FWKZKuTRbi8obMJxWfDoefLEzu0XDTxmcQYc5aUToWiqA7RjDpbo110NdGiHA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="300" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 450px; overflow: hidden; width: 300px;"><img height="450" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/jpZlQOz3AswERBcpLnysPLdeIzq6c6SblqsdGNcOJn4HkpNAeCiWWVWbbMuiUBzGEDRo2JN6V19Cz31SiZvG_EadafSPmdXIs9877tPFxTa8rFxEvaJ3LC2sn7GNXRuzh8quVv74r1Hc_59cWwVIofpbcYi1wN3BcPCwyv6WjkwdLh0e92Gd4vvBdIEztw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="300" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> It’s so weird to hear you say that what you’re doing isn’t technically advanced because it does not look that way. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> I mean, it’s taken a lot of practice but it’s really just slip knots on top of each other, and after a while you realize what makes it go out, what makes it go in. It’s like the easiest building block in terms of textiles that I’ve experienced. Once you get the motor skills down, you don’t need to know anything technical. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> Easier than knitting? Sorry, I don't really know anything about fiber arts!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF: </span></b>Knitting I think you need to know some type of mathematics to be able to go beyond the grid. With crocheting you’re just building knots, and can go in any direction you want. So you can make complex shapes without math or measurements. It’s like clay, you can just feel it and build it and there’s no technicality involved.</span></p><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> You’re making it sound very appealing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF:</span></b> It is very appealing.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> In a past Wedding Cake House residency there was this really interesting conversation where the artist Chrissy Jones brought up the importance of there being a feeling driving one’s work. In her case it was to communicate awe, mystery, a sense of there being things you don’t understand and that are much bigger than you. Horror and being a conduit for the paranormal are major threads running through her work. If it’s possible to sum up, what would you say are some of the emotions at the root of yours?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>CDF:</b></span> There’s definitely a lot of sadness and a lot of humor. I think those are the two main emotions that I have. Being able to laugh is how I cope with loneliness. I’m trying to have more variation in my relationships now, like I don’t have to only be funny, which is kind of my defense mechanism. A lot of the expressions that I make in my sculptures and drawings are ambiguous, which is a reflection of me having difficulty decoding what people are feeling. Most of the time I really have no idea -that’s why being able to laugh feels so comforting. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 416px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="416" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NhBDz51Lq0ZsRQJLSunZB0ykARKy9JeqMIeEUWSE-T1mtB_ln79hyw-7wOQ-Y91kEk3pjGfc12QN3ACWBVykkWMfBdDIa6BzHuj7VR7Hb-D1XE6El1jiRuBhdcXMora5ClZgqg2ZPbLomfjpyAabqs4eahXFRzj8pQu8dwKVnve7VABLPE7iB0VA1PR35w" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of the time I don’t really feel a kinship to humanity, I just feel really observant of it. I can be hard to be around. I had been going to Mass Art for one year and wasn’t really enjoying it. I told myself I needed to work on being social, because I always felt lonely but put no effort into making friends. So I asked this girl if she wanted to go to Goodwill with me. It was a 20 minute walk but she insisted on waiting for a bus that was 15 minutes away. And I was like, I’m gonna kill myself. I just have no patience cus I’m always on my own wave, never having to accommodate anyone else. So yeah, I’m hard to move with. I’ve always had to be my own friend, my own mentor, my own biggest fan. And in that trying to be everything for myself all the time, it’s now made it hard for me to intermingle with others. It’s also given me a lot of strength, but at the expense of connection I guess.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>MV:</b></span> Where are you at with that now? Are you at peace with the way you are in relations with others? </span></p><b><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF:</span></b> No, I feel like it’s a constant struggle, but I’m definitely getting better. I think it turns people off that there’s no cascading on or off. I have no rhythm. It’s just like yes/no, very matter of fact. That works for me and that works for the people that are close to me in my life, but it’s taken a lot of time. I think the biggest part of socializing for me right now is just self acceptance. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> Well, I know this is a very particular format we’re in right now but I think you’re great to hang out with!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF: </span></b>Thank you!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">MV:</span></b> I can’t help noticing the genderlessness of your characters, and also how as creatures they feel beyond human. Do you ever think of them as being from a time long ago, or a time yet to come? </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 469px; overflow: hidden; width: 305px;"><img height="469" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Q7vPebdkTm5u-b8B9j72IDW-f4QZq0jOjb7w1jKCwnh8nfzRVvbMCBn39mOhkutMefYnU9BrPUvYj0scxHldGUeYEaTCew3-5F6ze6XdW3zLiByCAxWEyuyNst4eUFH2V9T4wX6xLoIiJ74TRj3KubXN5kQIwZc0_8soeC-SD0guqx9J3MSNSrydUgLwUQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="305" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 470px; overflow: hidden; width: 307px;"><img height="470" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/OLjUiuAco26TfNw8kSo7zitrh8sk6hZvvO2bRiQ1dclOOnJUhC2TyfdjvMZS89cOoNS2J9EIDqQIrbtNrIOUdhSRWNH1rN6EaoUplNX7ltU99htLSyfGnUAG0K2mtzlU_BDXKda-0Kp2is0ME39sN6ErO8H9pGd9qc7ewRaX48PiYr7SBzLKBnQ4toJcnw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="307" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">CDF:</span></b> I think the genderlessness is something very familiar to me. There are definitely things about masculinity and femininity that really intrigue me, but that I also really don’t understand. And that kind of inbetweenness is something I identify with a lot when talking about gender. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In terms of time, if anything I’d say they’re both current and timeless. They’re exaggerated expressions of energy that already exist. I think about them as being just a more honest representation of people I know and see, fragments of human behavior and expression. Some are definitely inspired by things that I’m dealing with. But none of them are direct self portraits per se. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 416px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="416" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/I_UD5QS5iyVJWVJ-7l6MWUtM5dRjKFqD63jrbJkMVgCVhrdPk61oRjnIiAr86wTFIMgANLZaqiIUMM82xK7TxbCJcOqBsRwmHDpFwK2dTdKWqTlwXJRQFcIbxUkUPd8JGJOUnvayRYiDnSGMa6tDvozeXCg3u8k8Wve6s-R-69mFdGzhhgt4utnL8mfeXg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*************************************************************</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miranda Zhen-Yao Van-Boswell is an artist of the Hong Kong diaspora, currently living in the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett Nation (colonially known as Providence, Rhode Island). Coincidentally born the same year as the Hong Kong handover from Britain to China (1997), Miranda is making one cyanotype a day for the next 25 years in anticipation of a nationhood death certificate issued July 1st 2047.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miranda graduated from Brown University in 2020 with a BA in Visual Arts and works in photography, text, and mixed media. She’s interested in the triangular affair of translation, rituals of domesticity, and the intersection of personal and collective histories. Miranda is a Rhode Island State Council of the Arts (RISCA) grant recipient, and has work held in the Museum of Everyday Life’s permanent collection. She is the Work Exchange Artist in Residence at The Wedding Cake House.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.mzyvb.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.mzyvb.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">@m.zhenyao.vb</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 331px; overflow: hidden; width: 500px;"><img height="331" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hmlaaZ_6x2JEojkruIPJ0EXQjTFkHZ_4Ssxi1TtTh8eax-ZVVcDSOBEv7h3eDKfmgksBIK2f_AeN36CYYc1jWae3kTupSvGr5JNiEk4GhM1q1AhQKpfK4vxr_Sj9BdNTE_SQ9R8tDmHfx3Jx5TOFNcks1fmhcnE7UnpQ_y79_8i3uhY_8MF-oTOBKI-iOA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="500" /></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 331px; overflow: hidden; width: 500px;"><br /></span></span></div></span>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-52677822458953597822022-10-17T20:41:00.000-04:002022-10-17T20:41:03.595-04:00Must Be The Season Of The Skeleton<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templatePreheader" style="background-color: white; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="preheaderContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px;"><span style="color: indigo;"><a href="https://www.rimonthly.com/corn-mazes-in-rhode-island-and-southeastern-massachusetts/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Get lost in the corn maze!</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJZ42hO_vw" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Olneyville Fall Fest! 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Emergency Grants intend to mitigate the harmful effects of emergency situations and crises. Open to all self identifying Providence area visual artists..</span> </h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="backgroundTable" style="background-color: #445dc4; height: 12746.1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 43px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><u>WINDOW</u></span></strong></span><br /><br />SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER WINDOW ARTISTS <a href="https://khmericana.org/about/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">VUTHY LAY</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoriaxx__/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">VICTORIA XU</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/for.channara/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 24px;">After Spirit: Channara Tom “Philly” Pheap</span></a></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 5px solid rgb(30, 88, 30); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6350065" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/59c4c3a1-1f21-bfe7-14d0-4133c5cfa96f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><img data-file-id="6350073" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/afa90ee6-428b-e166-c883-1d2d2f5b0c43.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><img data-file-id="6350069" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/c0dd5925-798b-8424-2ee4-e76ed8d056a3.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h4></td></tr><tr><td><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">After Spirit: Channara Tom “Philly” Pheap, is an altar composed of offerings accumulated from family, friends, and community members over the course of 1,111 days. A place created for his loved ones to reclaim Channara’s memory after he was murdered by the Knoxville Police Department. The installation in the Storefront Window Gallery features a series of interviews, framed photographs and public shrines that invites others who have lost their own to state violence to also share with the public and learn about his story. </span></h4><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> </h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-e5d083c3-7fff-7a35-6530-87a3f81d9852">On September 19th there was a community discussion/artist talk with Vuthy Lay (co director & handy person), Victoria Xu (co director & filmmaker), Sophea Pheap (Channara’s sister and art director), Lydia Pheap (Channara’s nibbling and art director), Patcharee Phomsouvannady (collaborator). This discussion was facilitated by Vatic Kuumba. A recording of the discussion can be seen here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CitUoT0or8a/?hl=en" style="color: black;">https://www.instagram.com/p/CitUoT0or8a/?hl=en</a></strong></span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-e5d083c3-7fff-7a35-6530-87a3f81d9852">More info: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/for.channara/?hl=en" style="color: black;">@for.channara</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vixixu/?hl=en" style="color: black;">@vixixu</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/khmerican.myth.maker/?hl=en" style="color: black;">@khmerican.myth.maker</a></strong></span></h4><h4 class="null" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Facebook page: <span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://m.facebook.com/for.channara">https://m.facebook.com/for.channara</a> </span></span></h4><h4 class="null" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/for.channara?igshid=NmNmNjAwNzg=">https://instagram.com/for.channara?igshid=NmNmNjAwNzg=</a></span></h4><h4 class="null" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Website: <a href="https://for-channara-philly.org/">https://for-channara-philly.org/</a> </span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The front window installation will be up for a few days longer at least through October 7th. We highly urge you to come down, check it out and spend some time with it!</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6291077" height="136" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2b61957d-3bb5-071f-660f-cc1c3efa841b.jpg" style="height: auto; line-height: 12px; outline: none;" width="200" /></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES ************</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></strong></span></p><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">hi everyone! happy fall!! the air is chillier and I've been drawing and printing and teaching and making endless pumpkin spice lattes at work and I wouldn't have it any other way. Here's a few little things I've been working on and a reminder that I'll be tabling at MICE (Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo) in Boston on October 22 and 23. please stop by if you're around!</span></h4><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6349881" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/841ca11a-8878-f3bd-0be3-368dceeefcc7.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><img data-file-id="6349885" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2a75410f-bea6-d951-06e9-82e7342efee2.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></a></strong></span></h2><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Skeleton season is one of my favorite seasons, and we have two great shows coming up [see Kai’s update for 10/22 info, a show not to miss!]<br /><br />This Friday (10/7) we’re hosting Nemesister, PussyVision, and the Taxidermists from out of town, and I'm excited to be playing as local support as a duo with the talented <a href="https://voluminousarts.bandcamp.com/album/vol015-night-of-nigh-gag-aura" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Anka Raczynska</a> (FKA EAR). Please come out to support the touring acts and for my first time playing out at Dirt Palace -- see some magic transpire.<br /><br />This past month, my creative focus has mainly been on setting up and helping with the upcoming event. Otherwise, I’ve been reading <em>Dhalgren, </em>rambling around, attempting to peep some leaves and wrapping up teaching at Drexel. Looking forward to hunkering down for the winter and digging into some recording, collaging, letter-pressing, and more woodworking. I didn’t get to it this past winter, but maybe this time I *will* build a boat out of one sheet of plywood. Or just out of a pile of trash.</span></h4><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><a href="http://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></a></strong></span><span style="font-size: 30px;"><strong><a href="http://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;"> </span></a></strong></span></p><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">This is a double show month at the Dirt Palace and while I won’t be performing I’m really excited to have curated a showcase of what I think are some of the best bands in the Northeast:</span></h4><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Reading/Listening/Watching</span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Beatrix Urkowitz - The Lover of Everyone in the World</span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Stories about two people who are profoundly available to the people around them, albeit in almost opposite ways, and the consequences of being known. Somehow both deeply personal and universal (or is that just me?).</span></h4><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://bmfu.net/The-Lover-of-Everyone-in-the-World" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6349953" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8d324ece-407b-a34d-48cf-e422d6b6f24b.png" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a></span></h2><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Cloud Rat - Threshold</span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Avenging grindcore angels. After a decade this band still feels new to me. Madison vivisects herself while the band plays a tune to match.</span></h4><h2 class="mc-toc-title" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://cloudrat.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6349957" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/dabfe4c2-b3b7-c650-753a-1df6420202d0.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a></span></h2><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Brain Worm’s Nightmare</span></h4><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Lars, of Silver Dagger and Dirt Devil, is showing her work at the occasional Peter Fuller cafe every Saturday and Sunday in October from 8pm to 2 pm. I missed the opening but will be there this Saturday to check out her gorgeous marbling and sculptures. Say hi if you see me <3</span></h4><div><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6349961" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/9ee214a1-1c32-0f67-eb48-a772759157be.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 240px;" width="240" /></h4></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></strong></span></h2><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">YSANEL + her pup Nike were visited by Kate McNamara this month at Dirt Palace<3</span></h4><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><img data-file-id="6350037" height="834" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/59775bcc-4779-8cd3-0c4a-245bc4c23293.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 834px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;">JOSEPHINE DEVANBU</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"> </span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6349745" height="572" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7ff9d206-68ea-2b18-85df-22b47e605efa.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 572px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 405px;" width="405" /></strong></span></h2><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">"Skeleton" Ivory Soap, 2022</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><strong>XANDER MARRO</strong> </a></span></h2><img data-file-id="6350117" height="849" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/0bb61c68-e025-4386-057f-456ff354a2b4.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 849px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><h4 class="null" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">On a quest to build a shitty shed & other stories of summers end. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span></h4><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6349777" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f64fae6b-85d0-ecb1-c516-4b629e5dfe09.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/r4cc00nluvr/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Julz @</span></a></span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/r4cc00nluvr/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: purple;">r4cc00nluvr</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">WOW HARPY tour was such a blast…. A really amazing experience!! It was incredibly special to see so many old friends and we were treated so well on the road. So thankful!!!</span></span></h4><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><img data-file-id="6349781" height="456" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ffe76379-7f9f-45e0-f74b-2186e7595b83.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 456px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span></span></h2><h4 class="null" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">HARPY Tour Tapes and Shirts are now available on our band camp</span></span></h4><h2 class="null" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><a href="https://harpyprovidence.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">HERE</span></span></a></h2><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><img data-file-id="6349785" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/01c737af-490a-0d38-a35a-565ae71a8f26.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 380px;" width="380" /></div><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6349793" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/e267b680-bc7f-1d48-5f5c-3e478b095e9a.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><div style="font-size: 34px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 34px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><strong>******************************</strong><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">LIBRARY HI-LITES!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE<br /><br />FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 17px;">Complications by Zachary Rossman</span><br /><img data-file-id="6350105" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/fca18a5f-c478-6d77-3de9-910ce985cbdf.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" width="375" /><img data-file-id="6350109" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7032d58e-2f37-cee9-ec5b-83457b855bce.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 375px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6350113" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/521b93a6-1088-a93e-e107-3a33a10e64c1.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 375px; line-height: 34px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br />BULLETIN BOARD******<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJZ42hO_vw&t=1s" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PARTY AT RIVERSIDE PARK! 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Residency openings! Grant opportunities!! New Website!!! Slow GIFS !!! So many updates!!!!!! Is it Fall yet!?!?<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContent"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">DIRT</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">PALAC</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 47px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">E</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: futura;"><span style="font-size: 48px;">SEPTEMBER 2022</span></span><br /> <hr /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><img data-file-id="6336333" height="337" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6a30cde6-0425-b1c3-e638-f221fd314dbd.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 337px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h3></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">After Spirit: Channara Tom “Philly” Pheap; Community Conversation and Memorial</h2> <h2 style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">ARTIST TALK EVENT:<br />Storefront Window Gallery Artists - <br />Vuthy Lay & Victoria Xu in conversation <br />with Vatic Kuumba<br /><br />at DP Classic - 14 Olneyville Square<br />Monday September 19th 6:00-7:00pm</h2><h6><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After Spirit: Channara Tom “Philly” Pheap,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an altar composed of offerings accumulated from family, friends, and community members over the course of 1,111 days. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This place was created for his loved ones to reclaim Channara’s memory after he was murdered by Officer Dylan Williams of the Knoxville Police Department. Although the search for justice in his case continues, the power of connecting other impacted families is immediate. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The installation features a series of interviews, framed photographs and public shrines that invites others who have lost their own to state violence to also share with the public and learn about his story. The community is welcomed to contribute their own portraits to any of the 33 lantern altars on behalf of their beloved lost or losing time to the criminal injustice system. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the evening of September 19th, we ask the public to bring candles, incense and offerings for this memorial. We will provide writing utensils and materials for anyone who would like to leave a letter or share their thoughts.</span></span></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></h6></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><hr style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6335837" height="646" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/add0e6d5-cf73-b063-00b0-7b423e371231.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 646px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></h3></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">Artist in Residence/ Live/Work studio slot opening at Dirt Palace Classic<br />January 1st!!!<br />Residency is for a 1 year term<br />For more info on what the opportunity entails<br /><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-place-classic-info" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Click HERE</a><br />To learn more about how to apply<br /><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/dirt-palace-apply-1" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Click HERE</a></span></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> <hr /><strong><img data-file-id="6335769" height="266" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/5f10a082-f959-07e9-cfab-c4f07660024b.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 266px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 28px;">INTERLACE GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!!!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/project-grants" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Project Grants</span></a> due October 11th</strong> - Interlace Project Grants range from $4000 to $6000 and support artist-driven visual arts projects in the Providence area. <br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.interlacefund.org/relief-grants" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Emergency Grants</span></a></strong> <strong>due on the 7th of Every Month</strong>. Emergency Grants intend to mitigate the harmful effects of emergency situations and crises. Open to all self identifying Providence area visual artists.</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><a href="https://interlacefund.submittable.com/submit" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Grant Writing Mentorship Program</span></a> apps Due September 7th - </strong>This program pairs an artist who has written successful grants with an artist who is newer to grant writing. Mentors help emerging and mid-career artists ("Mentees') with 2 to 3 application processes.</span><br /> <hr /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6335057" height="364" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/12785877-bb15-4efe-034e-5e5007f2d24a.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: 364px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: 18px;">CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!?!?<br />WE FINALLY GOT A NEW WEBSITE!!!<br />YEAH - NO KIDDING - We've been talking about this FOR YEARS!!!!!!<br />We couldn't have done it without the help of our amazing intern Annabel Evison who really was amazing in helping us finally get there!!!!<br /><a href="https://www.dirtpalace.org/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Please check it out!!!</a><br />Hopefully we didn't do something dumb, like spell your name wrong, which is our nightmare.<br />(You can always let us know if this is the case)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"> <hr /><hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="backgroundTable" style="background-color: #faffb3; height: 13229.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><u>WINDOW</u></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">JULY - AUGUST WINDOW ARTISTS: RAJAN AMARU and NORMAN OSPINA</span></span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335021" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/36daaf93-541c-1582-c1f1-af89dd3f5c5a.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6335025" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8ad315ba-60a6-5871-a6e4-2f582267200c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Destrucción / Construcción <br />Destruction / Construction </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Rajon Amaru and Norman Alexander are a child-parent team from San Francisco/Oakland <br /></span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">who have been developing an Art Project called Destruction / Construction since 2020. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">Originally started as a means to reuse ‘older toys’ and as an at-home-pandemic-activity to <br />learn to use tools in a proper an safe manner, it involves taking apart and collaging/gluing <br />back together toy parts to make surprising recombinations that draw from Rajon Amaru’s <br />4th & 5th Grade classroom lessons & current socio-political events. <br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335029" height="392" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4c8df3e0-49fe-a358-9648-6d24d81642fb.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 392px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">RA & NA also draw, spray paint, learn and grow closer together through creativity, <br />one-on-discussion & expanding on what is presented in the Oakland Unified School District <br />where RA is presently in the 6th Grade.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">While now living in California, Norman A. Ospina Q. has deep roots in the Olneyville neighborhood<br />of Providence, RI. NA lived on Erastus Street while attending HS in the late 80’s, held his first<br />jobs at St. Theresa's church and later (early 2000’s) was an active member with the Olneyville<br />Neighborhood Association (ONA). <br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335033" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f8c4f5d7-ce4e-c8f0-95d8-7711aabff1c4.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">For further Artist information, NA & RA can be reached at: <a href="mailto:mirupacha@gmail.com" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">mirupacha@gmail.com</a><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;">____________________________________<br /><img data-file-id="6291077" height="136" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2b61957d-3bb5-071f-660f-cc1c3efa841b.jpg" style="display: inline; height: auto; line-height: 32px; outline: none;" width="200" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department.</span></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 38px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES ************</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></span><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Hi!! pretty good late summer time!! I've been drawing and quilting (!) as much as possible <br />and spending time with lots of lovely people- family and friends. I'm looking forward to <br />tabling at MICE in October in Boston so if you're around be sure to say hi :) Thimble the <br />cat update: she is good and did not catch the alive mouse that was stuck in our kitchen <br />sink (Avery and I took him outside and he is hopefully still running free)</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6335477" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/da0336bb-b9a6-78f1-5119-aaf9373051d8.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 533px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><img data-file-id="6335481" height="409" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/bac5a7df-9734-3a9d-7010-1944b34aef69.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 409px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><img data-file-id="6335485" height="377" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/42955170-cb3c-3cb8-b04a-65008824c137.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 377px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /> <br /><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></a></span><br /><br />This summer has been primarily work, sickness, and other health concerns, but I tied to <br />waylay it with as many beavertail trips and Carrs Pond explorations as possible. I also had <br />fun making flyer for a show that did not end up happening, but may happen in some <br />iteration eventually. I went to Block island for the first time around my birthday with bikes, <br />and we camped even though everyone told us it was impossible and to not even try. We <br />found some kind interesting things close to where we slept.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335441" height="453" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6480b770-44b6-4db9-8efe-1c83c09e5d27.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 453px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 340px;" width="340" /> <img data-file-id="6335445" height="453" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/eb9149a9-1917-384c-da21-8f7649a7693e.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 453px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 340px;" width="340" /><br /><br />An non-academic experimental (but kinda academic) piece that I wrote with my good friend<br />Shannan Lee Hayes for the journal <a href="https://refusejournal.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">REFUSE</a> came out this past month. You can read that <br /><a href="https://refusejournal.com/the-position-we-are-in/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /> <br />I recently played a show at black lack that went well and may have some good video, <br />hoping to share eventually. Here is the flyer for now, created by Sean Halpin.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335429" height="700" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/56dcb1a5-a6ee-8381-6df5-ce83671c79fa.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 700px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 700px;" width="700" /><br /><br />No upcoming shows to speak of, but I’m excited to have some more opening of my <br />capacities into the Fall and Winter.<br /><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><a href="http://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK </span></span></a><br />I don’t have much creative work to show this month but I would like to promote a couple of <br />events I’m involved with.<br /><br />On Saturday, September 10th: RIOT RI, the youth music education org that I work with will<br />be holding our Battle of the Patriarchy Community Concert and Vendor Fair. The show is <br />free to all and will be held in the Providence Innovation District Park at from 1 PM - 6 PM<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1087721131878874/?ref=newsfeed" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6335493" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a0b5e859-6705-9698-cd70-048804532c68.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br />On Friday, September 16th: I will be speaking on a panel at the New Haven Pride Center <br />as part of their 2022 Pride Panels and Conversations series. We will be discussing the intersectional history of Transfemmes in Lesbian community. The panel will be <br />livestreamed on facebook and youtube.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.newhavenpridecenter.org/pride-new-haven/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6335497" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4b3c6e78-a691-93ca-9fe0-23f6d92cc723.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Reading/Listening/Seeing<br />Sabrina Scott - Witchbody<br />Gentle diary comics with modern witchcraft 101 baked in.<br /><a href="https://www.witchbody.com/book" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6335501" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4e505d87-cfd8-ac54-a397-6275e676af04.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br />Këkht Aräkh - Pale Swordsman<br />Frostbitten and romantic lamentations. I think it’s really rare for black metal bands to use <br />the “radio in a trash-can” recording style as anything other than a weird flex but the <br />inclusion of warm ghostly piano on this album really highlights how powerful and elegant <br />this production style can be.<br /><a href="https://kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/pale-swordsman" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6335505" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/864d1eda-501d-6b35-881d-cda5036b0395.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br />Reservation Dogs<br />The best tv show I’ve watched in years. Indigenous slice of life stories you’ve never heard <br />but always knew in your heart.<br /><a href="https://fmoviesto.cc/tv/reservation-dogs-2021-full-71033" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6335509" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ca56055f-fd3f-b9d5-4651-96c386040d8c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></span><br /><br />YSANEL assisted a group of talented artists from Amber Art and Design, a collective of <br />public artists based in Philadelphia, on the largest mural in Rhode Island History! Located <br />on the exterior of the Garrahy Court House in Providence, RI, this new mural features <br />800+ colors and a Moose - honoring the moose that once lived on the land that it’s on, <br />which was once primarily called Moshassuck by the indigenous people of the area. <br />Go see it in person! <br /><img data-file-id="6335729" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/02a016a7-5c44-799f-9c1e-af0f8c85b9c8.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">JOSEPHINE DEVANBU </span></span><br /><img data-file-id="6335281" height="1083" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ac941b38-13b6-94ff-0f46-6104bcd599e0.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 1083px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><img data-file-id="6335293" height="464" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6d15a797-844f-412e-82b4-edadae349070.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 464px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> <br />WOW WOW WOW<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/harpyprovidence/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HARPY</a> going on tour this fall!!!<br />Check out tour dates below.... Maybe we'll be flowing through your town.... with delicious <br />shirts and tapes in tow. Not quite as cool as the time the download codes were wrapped <br />around grapes in plastic bloodshot eye capsules.... but still delicious.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8sSjQc5TsvpaB-DZVoaKeylplkrf8Jkw3PgHF6vE6zfJRk9DhwbJqn18hCMpg5fGbibEYrgZc2sj1nBO1Vr-v5I2utRRBW3bTD2kX8YbFjx_3-aRmd_zYw8I5cRogqXcSBP1NzmLke52rFnPS4a3Y-3N7C199NwX8E-jfZJDJsLAhiO2lA7opyYr/s1244/Harpytour2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8sSjQc5TsvpaB-DZVoaKeylplkrf8Jkw3PgHF6vE6zfJRk9DhwbJqn18hCMpg5fGbibEYrgZc2sj1nBO1Vr-v5I2utRRBW3bTD2kX8YbFjx_3-aRmd_zYw8I5cRogqXcSBP1NzmLke52rFnPS4a3Y-3N7C199NwX8E-jfZJDJsLAhiO2lA7opyYr/s16000/Harpytour2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>******************************</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="color: violet;">LIBRARY HI-LITES!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES <br />OF THE DIRT PALACE<br /><br />FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN LIKE GIN AND<br /> JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span></span><br /><br />Amazing 1916 Wellesley yearbook found by Ian Cozzens!!!!!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6335793" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/d4e8b0e5-332b-805c-38fb-8a10cb3f81c8.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 533px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><img data-file-id="6335789" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/26acd3f3-908a-3010-c828-fe65026c45bb.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 533px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><img data-file-id="6335785" height="403" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/90d15065-2ee2-98f1-4bfb-daf812bad19f.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 403px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: violet;">******************************</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">BULLETIN BOARD</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: violet;">******************************</span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><a href="https://www.provlib.org/research-collections/artists-at-ppl/creative-fellowship/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PPL Creative Fellow applications due October 1st</a><br />Providence Public Library is now accepting applications for their 2023 Creative Fellowship. The 2023 Creative Fellow will create new, original work in the field of <strong>performance</strong> related to the topic of <strong>grief and mourning</strong>, as part of the Library’s 2023 exhibition <em>Picturing the Pandemic</em>.<br />Stipend $1500 + up to $500 for materials.<br /><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">***************************</span></span><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY JR, OLIVIA & JANAYA!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: violet;">****************************</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templateFooter" style="border-bottom: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" id="social" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="middle"><a href="http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=e946e7917b&e=6b9334ee28" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">Forward to a friend</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dirtpalace/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Dirt Palace Instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weddingcakehouse_renovations/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Wedding Cake House Instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/interlacefund/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">IGF Instagram</a></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="350"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"> </div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 21px;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" id="templateFooter" style="border-bottom: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="footerContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" id="social" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="middle"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13.75px;"><a href="http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=f3f26199fb&e=6b9334ee28" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_self">Forward to a friend</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dirtpalace/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Dirt Palace Instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/weddingcakehouse_renovations/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Wedding Cake House Instagram</a> // <a href="https://www.instagram.com/interlacefund/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">IGF Instagram</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-33742530347327462782022-07-27T14:04:00.001-04:002022-07-27T14:04:20.152-04:00EVENTS! 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JULY!!!<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">DIRT</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">PALAC</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 47px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">E</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: futura;"><span style="font-size: 48px;">JULY 2022</span></span><br /><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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margin: 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><h2 style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Animation by Sam Shorr on the Gif-o-Graph (with vintage WCH Wallpaper!!) </span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 23px;"><strong>KIDS WORKSHOPS! WORDS! PICTURES! SOUNDS! </strong></span><hr /><strong>Next Week at the Wedding Cake House, we're about to embark on a test residency for families!!!</strong><br />We're super excited! As part of this we will be hosting a series of youth workshops that are free & open to the public on a first come first serve <strong>RSVP basis</strong>.<br /><br />Workshops will be held on the Wedding Cake House lawn (though we will have rain plans) and are geared to <strong>kids between 9 & 12 years old</strong> (slightly older/younger = ok).<br /><br /><strong>July 13th-16th<br />Workshops will be between 1:30 & 4pm</strong><br /><br />and the line up is looking like it will be:<div style="line-height: 21px;"><strong>Wed July 13th:</strong> Shadow Boxes with Natasha Brennan<br /><strong>Thursday July 14th:</strong> Wild Sounds with Kai Van Vlack<br /><strong>Friday July 15th:</strong> Animation with the GIF-O-Graph team<br /><strong> Saturday July 16th:</strong> Persona Poem workshop with Charlotte Abotsi.</div><br /><strong>Keep an eye on the Wedding Cake House instagram (@Weddingcakehouse_<wbr></wbr>residencies) for more info, or email us at <a href="mailto:weddingcakehouseresidencies@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">weddingcakehouseresidencies@<wbr></wbr>gmail.com</a></strong><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"> <hr /><hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862backgroundTable" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateContainer" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><u>WINDOW</u></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEieJh9n_bWRHD_cyrV3wHRK9IiB4eGO75RCdWoVcxJAmp6NvXP74TjdEgl3VZqsUktKwRzkunoxUrdDQzRFk69oZPp15olABg2tvEG788weYTpwtDMGS35h9xqmv6myuOu8HovDZTbcHgW8esTJ09JPUZZFIAiMzjgkIn955uVHxH3TclyJnZ8ck99ltVieGquQ21-EHQhK4kjzWekVB5_aoyxq=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 448px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">NEW INTERVIEW WITH STOREFRONT WINDOW ARTIST <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D8feb8ad78d%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw0KBdlW550pVN71nbVwKWpx" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=8feb8ad78d&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">CAITLIN CALI</a>!!!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">New Interview with Storefront Window Gallery Artist Caitlin Cali is up on our blog!!!<br />Writer <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D758bd87386%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw28f5l6ZEzpZDpHkzZyDHND" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=758bd87386&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sara Wintz</a> speaks with Cali about her work and installation<br /><br />Check it out <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dc20f386f84%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw0EbJF-ilUjfhgCvs_RDi14" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=c20f386f84&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiwj1rQYE9QnRI-CVVPBiRKXv7YwAz1o3z3_Jw60tsVdySFdFFLMoOzTPD-TVbmG9EVqUd7RWuql9R4yYwjKG5nT7T2BKet_LLOwO7LqYltwClRUcUMC7AOaKCE_d6jkUmUjxttsR0VuVcQGbo1_OxkW9Z__KddHZ1k9mG40dIUgVFmHeIEUMCI89T_UFk9Ar2a5JRUTB_4nxqOeBqpLauAUX82=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 401px;" tabindex="0" width="401" /></p><hr /><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 38px;">JUNE - JULY WINDOW ARTIST:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 38px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D5d5c9850c1%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw05uAdv-hgn2SgNTSvFh3gq" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=5d5c9850c1&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">CAITLIN CALI</a> </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"> <img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjOOeB0hisniqXFwl_VRr2GluMzHiGnvJodtzxG1h0-i_FXeHYlD5Dni8XIBGAsqDeldJH5_E3twKVzZiCk4z0IZ2ZBNa_rGo9O-dxYita-O6IKrGYKfb2JJB9nm5kyGdd1HbVdCbP8pxTOSZuXwUW9b2825OC8cGC1JLIRb-VL90kY0gbUszgTD_8P4R73-DP-7gbBaLlWDx-mQvGlfK9bQ1ge=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Caitlin Cali has been living in Providence for 12 years, and in that time she has been a mentor and teacher at wonderful places like New Urban Arts and AS220 Youth and she has worked a million different other jobs too. Lately she draws and paints and just started making some etchings. She lives with sweet earth angel cats. She makes art about the dark side and how it makes everything you love so special and precious and hilarious. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgPb-SMOqerAJWCAB6zwzCM68oxS-hETcCW2HE3iIdspIi7Z0pEwouIIDmA6mX08t6Cy78jlFoKluX3hhsEjZPRV8zlAMYHCQc1_oG1Qj2TCbVY3Jg_94sokj6OjPAe6hSZ4y6-P0vaGyaYxZYAUzRfroU1yVPK9WwBXVHvzqLeonjuhRrmlKT1SoNI5qu9Nebl7t59rPwimk0j0GMpmo6G9z2-=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;">______________________________<wbr></wbr>______<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgZ3cahunc3De5AEaWPOZYJE5wa34lmE5J9RILUVlg6mJEqQX9m27KO8UzYfcZl2jaTkjpEsoCEGuadPRTU-rTy6SiS15s3tVoQYCySi2F7i4cCcZzSe-GUwOP56wDbgK6XRvjl59lwzREiajZsiBD66SgJcOn8wdocOapd0nV095lYoSl1KsX8w-vNmb7ScVUKd75HN4rWwmC7Km6zAgriAnYZ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: auto; line-height: 32px; outline: none;" tabindex="0" width="200" /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department.</span></span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 38px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES ************</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></span><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D8ebbd20be7%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw1qBYtMxgE30QaS2oiK9btm" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=8ebbd20be7&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Hi Internet World! What a sweet summer it has been so far- my barista job unionized (yay for all us seven stars employees!) (Thimble the cat showing solidarity below). I made some t-shirts and some other things and I'm planning on making even more. The City Arts spring session wrapped up awesomely and I'm teaching with them again for summer camp- hooray! 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Here’s to July + August being more about swimming. Over the past few months, I did try out the letterpress, play a noise fest, DJ a wedding, and figure out how to hook up the subs to the PA for a dance party. <br /><br />Honored to have played the 10th installment of Savage Weekend. Check out this beautiful flyer Ryan Martin made for Savage Weekend X @ one of my fave places to play, the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D8db9ba3864%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw2iL2KMxZoWrW7p_Qo99P7k" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=8db9ba3864&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Nightlight </a><3<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj9w8TYE7K_FMJYftB_j1JBFqE2aAptdzRO9kM0_-iMoi4MB5agu-ERDAlIuqACHAbi4ZhVboQQqqtQ208nGC_B9yNwAPU_Rvz3hM1alCzVrlBp9hSUNGsq3E0Y-PgYvZJ3GSuBj62qy_Hg9Qz4UTydERzJtmbdzjHmzvHvQNkVcDMvV4_5S-GL5w-NQkiBnc6H3_dD1rYXto6j846Tqn6hR2zK=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 604px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" tabindex="0" width="500" /><br /><br />Wall Wymyn has a show in Philadelphia coming up on July 12th. It has been feeling good to get back into our collaborative sound practice. Flyer by Gladys Harlow [streetrat].<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgSb6OwaHzlG40jxFl6kpwHUj2dOjH4XtUEonqHLKv_ToDPEPfgxR4AMit3LIuquYUWY9ycVA95ZvO0dOHzYUiBAezIdAtGINzz8FoBF8o2imyktd7dLQ1Clz_UIwCpLEAFQwztWrzdLuj4dndMNINZqfPSZRBfcwIzWCSO-OUVWnRrWbX-hPrmg7GQ4u80vOtkT-fXR0CULpHmPxpe3zMUeGFI=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 776px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /><br /><br />A few other Celestine solo performances are in the works. One at AS220 for Wendy Hyatt’s (The Suicide Magnets) birthday on July 26th will be fun. Flyer by Wendy<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEilnTaac1XFv_djSfUUPEgwO9FE5GDn85TGTqob2c8qCXGqlVIIjRbFyKffkP1mIjO1fepRm5zZBxdlP91HiX8wIJmxweSV_1juYxSeZ3-hYuEzs-0V6TOFpW6JeDY2zjd0Hxt-Vy05JxN3JYAT-mxUGSc4KHLmq8h3XHZziPglooCwuiZELRlbbySactOKtT3nB2VzNZ9wLL9w1NmvloMt6BwW=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 261px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 446px;" tabindex="0" width="446" /><br /><br /><br />Hit me up to go swimming and blading as much as possible while the days are long.<br /><br /><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK </span></span><br />Hello sweet friends. I contributed vocals, electronics, and writing to a benefit compilation and zine, “Felony For Existing”, out on Middle-Man Records. Funds generated by the compilation are donated to transgender mutual aid funds and indiviual trans people’s gofundmes. The track I contributed to, “Crater to Darn”, is my attempt to make sense out of the combination of grief, anger, and mortal terror that I felt after the suicide of a transgender child in the family of someone close to me and my sense of hopelessness in a social apparatus that offers only conditional support to people for whom that support is a matter of life or death.<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dc6c255734e%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw1FyKz0xv6WDtF_yNyC6UVm" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=c6c255734e&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhETV2LQY2hvaxEZTbzZpLFFn0aOHDCH6J7tymDTMVVWetlViUR44AZI43wC_yPhHwDX6lO7ROaKxoPe_B4d5OPFNCVWk9BCB0-UYRs7JhPClwgZLy19Hwi9Lxwp1wFXZZbHlSJEPG1Bjz6HwU79cqJIzxSmSwr9XZ0FPkVKcwG9JULbKPM0zwEicwmb7qYcXvupvf1IaaOmdeS9SqahArnn4iP=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 299px;" width="299" /></a><br /><br />My next performance will be on July 9th in Brooklyn, NY at Gold Sounds Bar with Seed (MA), Rong (MA), and Strega Nona (NY)<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgwUAOq_JlBupmzAPpry7EBBG6q8QfHqrZHh8lpaTANvXetk3dfniVbX4JCVMSPvDDXKq4MC_XVpHcPQ7nmQeIdBMrA4cE1LkeOrM0ToGUEbptLDUP6bMnJKkXSH2SeEHPHG3awwqlLii9ackNd3pcR6xrb7jsbENdbbrCUDfJ7Z_ckHmHokLtvsrDGbxzl-FjEDH9KOzMMiuu6jfSdy1WKA1odLA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 231px;" tabindex="0" width="231" /><br /><br />No recs other than my band’s album “The Branches on Either Side” which was released last month on Middle-Man Records and Zegema Beach records. CDs are still available and LPs are forthcoming. It would mean the world to me if you gave it a listen.<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Da42ae7027c%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw0r_DM0gIL_XhJ4MM5A1W0Y" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=a42ae7027c&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj-DH7ke-N0tNgIgrG91s7zC6rdwqcKSuarIIXhL0UbgWRHzk7Fifo4vioe3zMrU-XV7CBln7tlRBhEBL1aCVtaEprVGDT9GWSfTzZFpW_qSR3R8A2XYkRLtAOH1fYXFigZ8wzPqFp23tL7CHE_q2hbocIVjVcQ8RdoMBuPU7O2arTJn77GLqepKyS7-9jR5X9QbuNcqJ5etV3lKqoFvYYzTy73=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D6a2ad5c448%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297964000&usg=AOvVaw3Fj8RT5QhkrCeaOVzxW4UF" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=6a2ad5c448&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></span><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhOSmmwYGdb_wbrQlTF5cBFu_AQxKT0NXHfsa3AazQyjzT5qohyphenhyphenyt_tFJAKs18KJDx42O6zOTCkky9oXlkVGW0qxc2VzqOoMxpQKFUe9HpOChRdvTVUwL-EuHySUfyEesKQFbILBLoa7j2WSMcJEzoQWsLMi4hyphenhyphenHlN1VxRcpv3xOyPZxz7oi_0-eONLDPV_fw7MOYLakPd2MFajBS0hHgRkNvIv=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 529px;" tabindex="0" width="529" /><br /> </p><h3 style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">A Six-Panel Public Art Installation at Sarto</h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Taking out-door seating to a new level, YSANEL's hand-painted depictions of scenes in Providence from day to night have been up since the beginning of June. Take a look yourself - you can see them at 86 Dorrance St, Providence, RI. <br /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Da88e4b578a%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw2aM-XvmKDnH9iart0wiy1b" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=a88e4b578a&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Check out her TikTok process video! </span></a></strong><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhwoQoOk6ojuhIchmLzd-PlJStR5y8MKspGzC-zIyvM5faVNLWacfle6Qx6aNGLdubZQKZYYbClraDhFobkYumCDMFf5w_BPGN0TiyUUpvNRJ4H-cZmpM3Lxc_IFbR0_r1ZVypbnyemzcPBST_71cQHypVyWI4WHWaIMHVTZ6d8_StCOmjS4r4nqNHavs6yv0SPgaw8tP1usgbl52uwGRWqSGyE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 533px;" tabindex="0" width="533" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><h3 style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">New Chalk Mural at CIC Providence!</h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">As an addition to one of their many creative networking events, CIC Providence and Venture Cafe have teamed up to commission YSANEL for a chalk mural space transformation in their upstairs lounge/ co-working area. This mural is interactive and invites people to write in the word bubbles and buildings with chalk overtime. Check it out in person at 225 Dyer St, Providence, RI. <br /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D11fc7825a6%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw2LkovbWmQYzbc-CrWmS83b" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=11fc7825a6&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: green;">Read Press</span></a><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D7786bc9c54%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw0GSSMnSbUEkge5SqrXHUB4" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=7786bc9c54&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0099;">Watch Process TikTok Video</span></a></strong><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dcb16d062e0%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw1rjV-VVo01ym9zfM37prjR" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=cb16d062e0&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Watch Time Lapse Video</span></a></strong><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS<br />+ ART MARKETS:</span></strong></em><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgIyXv-7ox-JAMuanPjGejYVJQem-gtsQu4DK9-L6ViO71LH6jOkRwCRfIeV1_QdNRybS9_rYb5ZR6e_Y4IHxiU5swRLlR7plFskURj42pqoubaHZRYn78H5QMJEhYsxbQb6Fz4n__3tSXXH7dyT_1pYQHGc6koUPR4wiLwUGhduGUSn0JfO_MKdiiL744oQxQ9NnX5GC4qcVUtrvzT45DTc6Yu=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" tabindex="0" width="500" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Waterfire's first ever Accelerate Cohort of 5 local artists, including YSANEL, Julio Berroa, OZMA, Jared Winslow and Sydney Sousa, will be showcasing work in collaboration at the WaterFire Arts Center for an exhibition they've named, "This Must Be The Place". <span style="background-color: yellow;">The opening reception is Thursday, June 30th from 6-9pm. Your invited:</span><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjgYWLp0wG25j94CX7nw5dRqC8meSDQJ1gELrhs0GE0hVXKyaAcl7qmkVHjdnwD6Qinc-ghae3yYeGyisZ4_nWKf7oNW8Mu-Qy8nKdEhw6o9dzBNNmZu0Wzxy5Mn_hoJH24D3aH_BPkFmifmN0bx1fJHkDWeVjsJp_xULHgAB_6mn3ROhV_EhxQWfUXpyCCc1ZITR18SP07y93DaDWHtnlUYhfs=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" tabindex="0" width="500" /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgAEL-J-PkDhpqOuj9M25j91XkN59pvGEn0EWlj2CLb51n-njBgFAFOXKJ1_lcNAyLejwz33giMAJI_pXuuR4uxkW-AnvRnIMzWTKvPLrT49eS6Q9sLg5KDqMY3SsjnOi28LvpQC2IU1vpyoPp68fMZXWfdyhpn4569wyl92srRIRAa6lD9PJa_MJ-fu6JYUW_TC3KIBRczoAxBGZn19HvDtxEm=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br />An international + inclusive space and organization for BIPOC artists and creatives located in Worcester, MA called El Salon is co-curating a show with Co-Arts Gallery at Revival Brewery in the first week of July. Come check out what YSANEL and all of the incredible artists will showcase!<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiNvnRbsCxiFk_yNWvKWG0Bbv3cRRHz9y4fDvCRE38m5ekuJM3nVKNvYNYpZgECQ2YIMU7m4VV-6vgselYrtYW7ViEBN9qRDv-mr3fpaL0vndzG5u4bMGGYX8JPR4a___XkKDre1I-HWsGdtvE55CV_KcSSpQ5NXS0mi2OXwepH5lEFjepuKh_nacGb50IZlbnKGipgGj7HOdayo7saVoLwIeN2=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br />There will be many artists and vendors at this event, including YSANEL selling exclusive artwork and merchandise! Hope to see you there!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">JOSEPHINE DEVANBU </span><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="910" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgpMG3qH5i4XVdntvuz31ktfqQe5wcyT8G_-OHaFydoM69E3eWV3knmV1gh0p3FDE4cvxxB8PIKyg7miPFT3XQfhi8gCiPqMMztie2BbGi_DyZ7H0i8zT5naY_fI1K0XC8KuqxfoJL0qiT83YeC_Jf0FA9yiGIUKxYEE5IBokZsLY3xWGTATzOrl4NWtYivKhBppQPM0adGYKaW1lMtRJhTy8L_=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 910px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></span><br />"The Situation" Carved Bar of Ivory Soap, 2022<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D82e5daca5a%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw3CDKFZqx1dpdIJ77uNnd6-" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=82e5daca5a&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></a></span><br /><br />CLEANING. 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REARRANGING. <br />A FORM, SORT OF ABOUT THIS CHANGE, <br />AND OTHER THINGS.<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Da65721bf74%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw3qe5ucvaxcXmHjNduebTrQ" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=a65721bf74&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"> CLICK HERE</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiWyyOyB4a9p3TrivRPzM6FSyTWaUntnGbfFCANfVuDTOylxUcjy8FdM_1uhrdbALvhSnsgoQ0kTujGfv_tOvxVsl1KSLYeAbAVk97YluMtG-svXSsJNvXXhP_L8EKdppm1VkEEbCiCDFfSmfk5EaE1ehEf38g0ppHisRuIfL6a4GbjxkjaSJ1gXadVAP8bWOMqdSV4lShHWXivZVstnKRmXlqy=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" tabindex="0" width="450" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> <br /><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Dfcc63ee02f%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw2DZ3OMzIfXJ1Aa0BCszHe8" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=fcc63ee02f&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span></span></p> <br />HARPY (GYNA BOOTLEG + RECTRIX) will be playing Fuck the Fourth Fest this Sunday... 6:30pm at the main stage?<br />Fest is 3p - 1am at AS220<br />get tickets at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3D5aa31bfe1d%26e%3D5b73399ec0&source=gmail&ust=1659031297965000&usg=AOvVaw3Z3on6LuUo3gs_qhEcjlLH" href="https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b&id=5aa31bfe1d&e=5b73399ec0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">fuckthefourth.com</a><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgTE9M0t2vi8EMQIL9clFowvmi3U9qO7nnKfeJ-AG00tqEHp3rimtlj0S0U_ffYfA0zvnl4CwiUe0tRRUifwmmo0HUK1iVuaFnehE-jLYKkuA1thyphenhyphenGafZ_KqneLFjC8IoE-l2np8OOFSWK4cTDQNuY89yd7VfozdOWWMHMF_rPZ86nTTgSaPeLN7n5UdcoedYmrVVMGfFEHtWYjLhRjGUfPrQHk=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 382px;" tabindex="0" width="382" /><br /><br />Then RECTRIX will be performing at Summer Scum 7!!<br />July 22nd and 23rd @ TV EYE in Queens!!!<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" height="748" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh2rAQhGE7curCVE18AM3oku5gssk7FCskWLN2RFIKbLnhX9HUcJV4UdcysYlup9gR6nF2QRB3_Iy3nn_N0f9Gj5-6nrspgGgTyB_ZDSVuXMeUnhIKCASng-8SaF8AJnU7YHP7IQAo7tPlk58olf2EO9SHKTlQTQva4DmMtbvSwXt-0_RXJ659XpVvJd61W2cNORxZ_68rDo0D5jbKKqD7rvlqN=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: 748px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="m_-5795883067920091862templateHeader" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>******************************</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="color: violet;">LIBRARY HI-LITES!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE<br /><br />FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span></span><br /><br /><br /><strong id="m_-5795883067920091862docs-internal-guid-7fa80eb2-7fff-bdf5-c3ec-d16cd12c51a4">CHECK IT OUT a binder of documentation of an artist project celebrating the Summer Solstice in 1977! People, in the olde days this is what you’d have to do to manage a grant from the Parks Department (because there was no Department of Art Culture & Tourism)! 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</strong></span><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">***************************</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="color: violet;">****************************</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-53880737578996901942022-06-29T14:15:00.002-04:002022-06-29T14:15:45.321-04:00Caitlin Cali in Convo with Sara Wintz<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this next series of Storefront Window Installations we'll be pairing our exhibiting artists with other artists and curators for interview conversations. This spring we were pleased to host Caitlin Cali's </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">installation </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>. </i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Caitlin Cali has been living in Providence for 12 years, and in that time she has been a mentor and teacher at wonderful places like New Urban Arts and AS220 Youth and she has worked a million different other jobs too. Lately she draws and paints and just started making some etchings. She lives with sweet earth angel cats. She makes art about the dark side and how it makes everything you love so special and precious and hilarious.</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below is a convo between Caitlin and author Sara Wintz.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">****************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-47b0e488-7fff-735a-24d9-efe33176535f" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: What’s the title of this installation? How did you start thinking about it? How did you make it? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: I didn't come up with a title for the installation. I thought about the cars and people going by and what I wanted to say to them and I felt like people might like to see creatures and colors and the message of "i love you". I used foam core and an Exacto-knife and cut out big creature shapes and then painted them with acrylic paint and then drew the black lines on with a fat marker. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB38PFAOCtocDfzIO3wnkAJN53rO6VpG8S46sF4QDiTFjmZDiSEXH8428QmjQitL5w2Ep1zf3JFVZ534InzkTxvQADBRuoCYLMWELthkeC_rA30lFtWbIDqy1EwLyw8Wg_x-2WFgzISUI-Q4s3ldfDrePTwwVO2o9_mKqmwcti7A7uzswDTOs_zkhJ/s675/Caitlin9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB38PFAOCtocDfzIO3wnkAJN53rO6VpG8S46sF4QDiTFjmZDiSEXH8428QmjQitL5w2Ep1zf3JFVZ534InzkTxvQADBRuoCYLMWELthkeC_rA30lFtWbIDqy1EwLyw8Wg_x-2WFgzISUI-Q4s3ldfDrePTwwVO2o9_mKqmwcti7A7uzswDTOs_zkhJ/w640-h426/Caitlin9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: How did it feel to make something on a larger scale? What was that process like?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: It took longer. It was fun to see things in the end, but more work physically than compared to just drawing small stuff in a sketchbook.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 552px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="552" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_w1dc674ihpYrODGxu3M_Q8TGYXVtYeRUYCgjnwL_KGjlLMHsOlA1JB2u-TgVuuBJ-DegjX3MkMSUpBIhd5NJuckgZQUm1e-lYfPNIJD_8d-nO_Xj8MH5GqjFWeKqSMtDUn2eNk5xU-GO8nzDA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: All these characters seem very happy to be partying in the storefront window, smiling at Olneyville Square. In some ways, it’s like a mirror or a portal. What’s your relationship with Olneyville Square and Dirt Palace been like over the last 12 years? How have you felt about either or both of those spaces? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: Thank you! I wanted them to be happy, early summer feeling, bright and sparkly. I love Olneyville Square, I have lots of memories, especially early ones of when I first moved to Providence and met so many cool artists and people and a lot of them lived around there. And so many art shows, experiences, memories. It makes our little Providence so special. And it is a big satisfying feeling and an honor to be a part of the long line of art shown in the window! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4nso3S1SMMwsLzqJXx9Pn9r5qjweTejX5kCN7ez2clAhKcYARlKrPTqj_ZSAhCnN7A-uDAA5sCHXh6XMi99DduM-4hmqagTd7WwAAYjO4i_e2fVxz8PdhIWleRE648-SSTmkG2ESpknPOupRTPGsQ-SZeeTeWXexdZszAt2O51JDDyRELn1wD1xx/s675/Caitlin13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4nso3S1SMMwsLzqJXx9Pn9r5qjweTejX5kCN7ez2clAhKcYARlKrPTqj_ZSAhCnN7A-uDAA5sCHXh6XMi99DduM-4hmqagTd7WwAAYjO4i_e2fVxz8PdhIWleRE648-SSTmkG2ESpknPOupRTPGsQ-SZeeTeWXexdZszAt2O51JDDyRELn1wD1xx/w640-h426/Caitlin13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: I like the portraits that you’ve been making recently of people’s houses. When I look at them, I always try to guess who lives inside the house you made. What inspired you to accept commissions for house portraits? What’s that creative process been like? How has it changed the way that you think about structures like home? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: Thanks! I like the feeling of being inside, being safe and cozy. It's a luxurious feeling and I think houses or homes are sometimes entities of their own, like the house is a creature. People usually say they want something specific like their pets in the window, or a certain plant or a time of day, or something specific to add into the house portrait. The structure comes alive with the other beings it houses. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 625px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="625" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pdeX4jcovY0M1_dsnHhYrQt5bMIBrz42wdPd_3cAK9buwEvWjuFhnaRDayOdIg5ABZbmnGHxX8PRI634dTJ5R2IqgYEAcyy75RZ57kSy1t5yOC1CwER8wnQ4WZ18rIvT4T36AbFcRupMUO6BZA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: Tell me about your ideal home? Has that changed over the course of your life? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: I just want somewhere safe and simple and basic and cozy. Small. Snug. I want a garden and I want basic stuff, no bells and whistles, nothing fancy or techy or advanced. And I want privacy and I want my house to be tidy and colorful and full of good smells and food cooking and friends stopping by and my cats lounging around in the sun. I want to take care of things. Keep stuff running and clean and cared for. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: In your work, there are often these detailed, other-worldly creatures: a smiling butterfly, a cat smelling a flower, a cool mermaid. How do you think of, imagine these creatures? Do they have names? Have they always been a part of your work? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 625px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="625" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/pmt8yw183QNYjS1bqsqmRHFT1C4fgGD5PdVLaXRWkOvz0vU6F8arcbRlcZ7sn_QOo3LG6tiGFaa3GqOuoxJFddifs8yoKns3PORGMEf9LHxxS2NFwXaTHLcVFx_V6C0onHNLqKzHszc0ixy88Q" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: I guess I like creatures haha!! I don't know where they come from. They do not have names usually. They have always been a part of my work. I used to have a sketch book when I was a kid and I had sections that were like chapters and they were like "giants" "ghosts" "monsters".</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 467px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="467" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/51l5qTGirrdgxrpgIUdVwS1iGvj4f9OUMdvOWJcvMXFiSiszgCYzwCDJEzM8cMJ9bVodYcrlR1dIcHfb0eDoMvrzHy2KW_YINw1v6twroAiCeoCuyYhyF0v4lVCByd3TphryA4cPt8bZN_x5hQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 685px; overflow: hidden; width: 560px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="685" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/NhYg8axDghnA5oNGwoYUQxr0SpV5fCbC3zPSS9soCMoylBHiLnruG5DKPZERxqeJh0YL6NkqZ-5RMZqKakZeWUrUEeWl6E8cjPFZiINa9mThZRUhbsoPgZk1s_rlfbbpWjikRWqW6bxj0ooJHQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="560" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: Pippi and I are wondering about your Instagram alter-ego (“Caitlin Cali’s Shadow”), mentalpus. What’s the plus side of posting art on social media under an alter ego? What’s the down side? Pippi says “...the black and white drawings ARE SO BLEAK!!! Like gut wrenching. It really is my favorite thing… I wish she would make a zine of those like 40 or so black and white drawings. Because I want one!” Is a zine in the works? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 504px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="504" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Rb52-XbRklZd_oE6N3PDOTCCnhsPp7VCqlkq0qD7HIWmOJzKZ8c_ESawpDiUfuJcEEo-pYeyYK9vqQcFumRV31MPYwZBy8MK0_DS_8iGnmWJxFEm0NL9IlkFn6bqhd2EyAa-tOUhYJ8wx0SxNw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 756px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="756" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/vkUaNfUsc6fD06dUndpBWzgrCy16UC-jwfiMPLnWuDvS-QTv_mnNpAG3icqloL2bXfaiTWSOpmfFoJ85F9RnI45H0zSc-Ja9dPnM0oF043wSb7XvDXXvGN1ydRu2NoQvaIKW_RmkjnEMEE_Spw" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: I just figured I would keep my crappy over-emotional sketchbook diary separate from my other stuff. I wanted a page that was just for dumping my emo stuff. I guess the downside is that I shared my ugly mentalpus! Yeah, I can get so deep into the emotions of life! It is actually so helpful to be able to draw how I feel because sometimes there are no words. No zine in the works! </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 614px; overflow: hidden; width: 491px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="614" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Eo562RTzu49HjsX5YcHKPO4tZXQKrQO2KEj7z816UA7EccqbG4kX_KqRyEo2i9j1-UPbonMtM6ldIRR08RvKYEypeXtYs_99GK6ZDMxyuVkLPJltf986iHzBhp1UeVQJf3NDmWJVjSN7zyYC_g" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="491" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: When I look at your Dirt Palace installation from the sidewalk, I can’t decide which character I like the best: the tall, smiling pink tulip or the smallest smiling green leaf in the window, or the sun-like creatures who say “[eye] <3 u.” Why and how does the sun have so much love to give? If it’s not for the immediate viewer, who is the sun giving its love to?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: Aww, thank you! The "i love you" things are kind of sun creatures! I had not thought of them as creatures but more like decorative word bubbles. The sun is pretty nurturing though! And its cool that you perceived them as creatures too! The love is meant for everyone! We need so much love. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 528px; overflow: hidden; width: 396px;"><img height="528" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FbFTwGDL3hHT9OX3JI6LJJIulFVA_BXXGOX-Bc_FhXW5gMf4Mum608Vsh4baZOrmQx8L0O5LA3k5_2bbzsDqneDQghgpbfOzV0gBu8hr_8ypt2ixAm2TgDR2gJPWZz-nlYJ1ftzcK_y_DTvkIQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="396" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SW: When I look at your Dirt Palace installation while driving by in my car, I wonder how the rest of the drivers feel about this installation. Is there a message or a feeling that you hope to convey with this work? Something you hope that drivers experience when they pass by? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">CC: I hope some whimsy, some inner smile, or a little curiosity or even just the nice eye feel of looking at bright colors and sparkles. And LOVE!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 543px; overflow: hidden; width: 407px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="543" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/og7P8wxMUKyPo8AKJXVu84ybX0GePY-xwNjRWBNiKedGLMFx60F3oo0lvJflCU74UNsO5coyKkj_4nl-86SstHBpHjynlHdUyjg84IcE0__Aa49IoS7JdLuug5O_Nts-B8-Oic5dezqMwburZA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="407" /></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><img height="394" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XXc1YLTDQhbFcdmNWlDsHh6t53rf_MXlk8Chj0BthYTbjlqdpYCezMP32MgRvAStnv9wRnHlr3DYy8aiuBHHns46eYivMdtFhYbgv6i2G6zMAY7Ok4ZU3G79pYNFCtWU2iFhG9ocnL2jnAddiw" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="342" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 394px; overflow: hidden; width: 316px;"><img height="394" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/TLWqvEsrFuVpjr4DAMImptp2kuEFS5js-s6L2JA5XmFz083Dy1nTOPChFxlWHFs2yFXluajDVqqpYkHrHCBMJuqjTbgCY78mFtd0TVNWrkLuaE7qdEGwtyaNR6eRlwYXn79gaSsg9crEovrlHg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="316" /></span></span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9022b3b8-7fff-31b1-d515-bc1ad6d3da99" style="font-size: medium;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">************************</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Sara Wintz is the author of <i><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781937027049/walking-across-a-field-we-are-focused-on-at-this-time-now.aspx&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw2kjbjYg3I4AMOqCCWHR0Wz" href="https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781937027049/walking-across-a-field-we-are-focused-on-at-this-time-now.aspx" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Walking Across A Field We Are Focused On At This Time Now </a></i>(Ugly Duckling Press), an epic poem about histories, and a chapbook called <i>The Lauras</i> (sus press). Watch me read poems at <i><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/collaborative-and-cross-disciplinary-texts/anthem-by-sara-wintz/&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw08kSUpHvzq7DUzZSAOGLBl" href="https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/collaborative-and-cross-disciplinary-texts/anthem-by-sara-wintz/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Tupelo Quarterly</a></i> or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bampfa.org/event/collective-isolation-sara-wintz&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw0YWsKn181a9jaTYWANIyJc" href="https://bampfa.org/event/collective-isolation-sara-wintz" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">BAM/PFA</a>. More interviews and articles at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/sara-wintz/&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw1lzvmaIF_LwrEZzXPts2ET" href="https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/sara-wintz/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Creative Independent</a><i>, </i><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2020/04/all-my-kevins&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw26Lepcalo5YjRQJbrlqf6u" href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet-books/2020/04/all-my-kevins" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Poetry Foundation</a><i>,</i> <i><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.artpapers.org/valley-visionaries/&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw03lxPLpfvuqf1HLsbSSnux" href="https://www.artpapers.org/valley-visionaries/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Art Papers</a></i>, and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2020/01/nothing-then-something-then-nothing-norma-cole-and-sara-wintz-in-correspondence/&source=gmail&ust=1656028747239000&usg=AOvVaw2rHeQO4Rl9vw72EdfCn2Ft" href="https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2020/01/nothing-then-something-then-nothing-norma-cole-and-sara-wintz-in-correspondence/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Open Space</a><i>.</i></div><div style="background-color: white; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">This installation and interview were made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmJBPMWnhXIdlrJ7c4JUgd-vUx_CIy4moN31DSzz139j7UEcrgFBNmix5B_PKxmXbrpH-rYjCBqBxotNaLIZJZ2Pju6rKW-NHBzGEg2FF3aKUCdpYAsPtMvFn8lw7oe-zEzwJ5mh-EgOEZEwb-Tem7Q6ngE4KBDuZoA_Le-pmRwSlhILtDPYTHxUA/s1627/act_blue%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1627" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmJBPMWnhXIdlrJ7c4JUgd-vUx_CIy4moN31DSzz139j7UEcrgFBNmix5B_PKxmXbrpH-rYjCBqBxotNaLIZJZ2Pju6rKW-NHBzGEg2FF3aKUCdpYAsPtMvFn8lw7oe-zEzwJ5mh-EgOEZEwb-Tem7Q6ngE4KBDuZoA_Le-pmRwSlhILtDPYTHxUA/s320/act_blue%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></span>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-57817064569575677932022-05-18T15:42:00.001-04:002022-05-18T16:19:05.890-04:00Matatag Kami: We Are Resilient, conversation between artist Regina Gutierrez & curator Thea Quiray Tagle<p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this next series of Storefront Window Installations we'll be pairing our exhibiting artists with other artists and curators for interview conversations. This spring we were pleased to host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rgngtrz/">Regina Gutierrez</a>'s </span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">installation <i>Matatag Kami: We Are Resilient</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.05px; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rgngtrz/">Regina Gutierrez</a> is a first- generation Filipinx born and raised in New York. Currently studying sculpture in their second year at the Rhode Island School of Design, Regina has found a multidisciplinary skill set necessary in expanding their art practice that centers transness, identity, and racialized bodies. Their work pushes forth informed concepts and self-respected mediums, embracing histories of metalwork, plaster casting, mural making, and personal writing. Actively involved in making art more accessible, they are familiar to public gallery spaces local to Long Island and Providence, including the Heckscher Museum, All County Art Exhibitions, The Baldwin Public Library, and Adelphi University, and The Providence Art Club showcasing work annually within these community driven spaces for the past 5 years. Outside of their public highschool’s art department, Regina has studied fine arts at NYSSSA, FIT, and Adelphi University, creating work that further projects their Filipinx identity onto the formally white framed gallery space. Into the periphery of their practice, Regina takes interest in Trans theory and sociology, and has been an assistant to the Head Pastry Chef at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, AKA likes baking, bikes occasionally, writes personally, and is an outspoken advocate for queer marginalized bodies within gallery spaces. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.05px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below is a conversation between Regina and curator </span><a href="http://theaquiraytagle.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thea</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> Quiray Tagle</span></span></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9qKQcpr0I_D5TDXgoMcNUL2ND4sIDUB0f7R274hGPUSxojzzit4EkDK_YCAHTAzd1zGIHhAjMCJ8GI8oIUrHHwYP9uDN3K-2PtBORFsfBZ3JCO6_08dCTZsAQ6O8sVxrHFLHjun7-1-UJTgFOBxBXWq9ILVkWdZH_L-LUAosc8FRvS1rIWQht2BF/s675/Regina%20%2012.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9qKQcpr0I_D5TDXgoMcNUL2ND4sIDUB0f7R274hGPUSxojzzit4EkDK_YCAHTAzd1zGIHhAjMCJ8GI8oIUrHHwYP9uDN3K-2PtBORFsfBZ3JCO6_08dCTZsAQ6O8sVxrHFLHjun7-1-UJTgFOBxBXWq9ILVkWdZH_L-LUAosc8FRvS1rIWQht2BF/w640-h426/Regina%20%2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>
<br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>TQT:</b> Regina, I wanted to begin by reflecting on the Tagalog phrase “matatag kami” that repeats in the background of your mural. It loosely translates to “we are stable” or “we are solid,” and I’d love to hear more about what kinds of solidity or stability this piece is gesturing towards. Filipino people in the homeland and in the global diaspora are often described by mainstream news outlets as “resilient” in the face of so much adversity– banding together as a community after a typhoon hits their island, or being strong despite living in poverty conditions. Were you thinking about these forms of resilience in making the mural, and/or did you have other kinds of stability in mind?</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9022b3b8-7fff-31b1-d515-bc1ad6d3da99"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RG:</b> Of course! I’ve found a sense of home in being resilient through establishing community; but those forms of stability are unstable in themselves. No singular form of representation will ever capture each dynamic response to a colonized history and westernized culture. Recently I’ve been more interested in what it could mean to interrupt traditional means of stability: interrupt the impartial loving (though we are worth every moment of radical joy), I feel we must begin to meet each other’s eyes over stories of hurt. It seems counterintuitive in the way that dis-identification holds an often confused but obvious subversion of culture and code switching. I mean to say “matatag kami'' in a way that refutes everything yet still begs of embrace. I place my body between each matriarchal figure of my parent’s generation to force a dynamic sense of motherhood / being a daughter / niece / or sister to. I am only relative to any non-binary Filipinx that allows themselves queer visibility, but every moment of tension and relation held within my family proves this interruption of a generational landscape. The adaptability: the understanding cannot die. Loving is not to feel limited, it will bleed into every generation in the way pain carries too. I say this all now because stability will only come from interruption, and that is what builds resilience– even if it only begins in changing how we find each other beautiful for enduring so much. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TQT: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This mural centers a cut-out self-portrait, with two rows of faces radiating outwards from this point. The left side features the faces from your mother’s side of the family, and the right row of portraits represents your father’s side of the family. There is an interesting overlap and collision between the faces in each row, where individual features begin to blend together and where time becomes circular (no one looks older or younger than the person next to them). Can you say a bit about how you are thinking about family lineages and histories, and how your representations of your family break a linear or unidirectional timeline of understanding cultural inheritances? And do you have any specific names and stories about the people represented here that you’d like to share with the public?</span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RG:</b> I begin at the center, not as a focal point but as a base, creating hyper specific representation through varying physiognomy or obsessively projected Filipino features that become indistinguishable to a singular person. I don’t mean for it to be minimizing either. The multiplicity is ever present for me: especially in how my family history is relayed back to me.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyone is everyone &</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From the left side: goes. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My face laughing</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Carmelita Gonzalez (my mom’s mother)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My face smiling</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Laleine Gutierrez (my mom)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My face straight</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lola Apay (my dad’s aunt)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My face solemn</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grammy GoGo (my dad’s aunt)</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My face gentle</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Marking the similarities between each face, every expression memorialized in family photos of festivals and gatherings, it’s nice to find yourself in people you can only imagine as an extension of one singular thing. That thing simultaneously being so unifying yet torn apart: I can’t help but feel like these images from the 70’s and 80’s of relatives getting married, sharing a beer while floating in a river, or playing instruments lounging on an abandoned jeepney: I can’t help but feel like these are images of me. Similarly, I can’t help but feel there is no singular image of me at all. My face sandwiches these matriarchal figures but none of these faces are ours, they are the faces of every other face that finds itself in it too; embodying the confused generational disconnect or cultural bridge or radical joy and queer orientation. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSksXsoHCARRy0ujC7wJjdg4ZFMjr46-xJXykoeOo6nEPr73l-f7y--Amm-r7IYrtY449nSHDjJvQJd6vMSZf9Qm-_TyZMF0bo709Yl7SgRjCPWjezAhq90oSuQ8GlFJlnTS50GAKEpL-WFGs8XQAlmK78zdVDmcL0i94y72PiPXOu1vOOAGKYnPi/s450/Regina%2011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="308" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSksXsoHCARRy0ujC7wJjdg4ZFMjr46-xJXykoeOo6nEPr73l-f7y--Amm-r7IYrtY449nSHDjJvQJd6vMSZf9Qm-_TyZMF0bo709Yl7SgRjCPWjezAhq90oSuQ8GlFJlnTS50GAKEpL-WFGs8XQAlmK78zdVDmcL0i94y72PiPXOu1vOOAGKYnPi/w274-h400/Regina%2011.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TQT: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Related to the second question, I love the smiles of the people on the left panels of the mural. The literal and metaphoric connection between these figures is enhanced by the shared physiognomy of their mouths, but the similarities to me actually come out more through the feelings these images communicate– these folks look joyful, happy, perhaps all laughing at the same inside joke. I wonder if you think family resemblances come from shared genetic materials, or if you’re more interested in the shared cultural and social experiences Filipino folks have even if they don’t share the same blood?</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RG:</b> Yes, entirely ! The shared cultural experience. That is what makes us, that is where I find parts of home– scattered across reference images used for this piece. The expressions allude to the stories and settings and community wherein the photos were taken. The idea of setting a hyper specific basis by borrowing these noses, my mother’s eyes, the way my grandma’s cheek bones curve when laughing, and the quiet smiles given by my great aunts– it is all to acknowledge those who understand while simultaneously projecting the representation for those that don’t live the similar experiences. It’s all so relative, but the expressions portrayed are for sharing– in every sense, between sharing the same smiles to showing you what our smiles look like.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TQT: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If I can shift a little, one of my favorite aspects of this mural is its large scale and the refractions of light off the glitter sprinkled on the figures’ faces. Paired with the repeating text, these faces become queer in their excess– large, exuberant, bright. I know that you’ve only recently moved to working in this large scale– in the past year, you’ve made six murals! Can you share what working with glitter/bling on these larger surfaces has opened up for your practice?</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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RG:</b> </b><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visibility. Definitely excess. Etherealness. Queer associations.</span><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The glitter was honestly an afterthought, and perhaps an easy entry. As I note in the artist’s statement, I only wanted the words “Maganda Ako” to barely bleed through the skin. Though the bleeding does not have to be as visceral: the bleeding, or seeping rather, is something that cannot be helped. I think what I enjoy most of the glitter is how it creates this contrast in all of its subtlety. The glitter grows compliant in its subversion too, it follows the rules in the color blocking and is contained by the outline of the font– I think it’s presence is making me consider more how identifiable I want to be in the face of queer art. Is the association so necessary? Does it have to be obvious? Specifically in the face of queer abstraction, I’m still trailing between the use of concealment as a form of protection</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in contrast to highlighting specific focal </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">points lingering between each face I paint.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TQT: </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think it is so powerful to encounter Filipinx faces in a window front mural placed on a busy street corner in Olneyville, a largely Latinx community with first- and second-generation folks from the Caribbean, Central and South America. Because of our shared histories of Spanish colonization, US militarism, and migration experiences across multiple land and sea borders, I think of us as </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Filiprimos </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to the Latinx community! Do you think this mural helps open up dialogues about Filipinx-Latinx solidarity, and/or do you want the mural to do that? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVocWzdOPfWHBh1JfNlhmejNu4a_NGZiJkc-D1mLf-j36h7UUKpjSNFduDp39WDutSK8ABDCGIGl2F9y6DbNfQQVSulSJ4iDndDmHBsOxq-iVyAM6qIhF0ACGCboSWjrzJH9Ut0Ldio8H-yaM9GgCDWcqSDnAY435dHlqO1YToAne6kVi_lUy_pfH/s675/Regina%20%205.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="675" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVocWzdOPfWHBh1JfNlhmejNu4a_NGZiJkc-D1mLf-j36h7UUKpjSNFduDp39WDutSK8ABDCGIGl2F9y6DbNfQQVSulSJ4iDndDmHBsOxq-iVyAM6qIhF0ACGCboSWjrzJH9Ut0Ldio8H-yaM9GgCDWcqSDnAY435dHlqO1YToAne6kVi_lUy_pfH/w640-h426/Regina%20%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>RG:</b> I’ve been trailing through this book “Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules'' by Anthony Christian Ocampo that a Filipina friend lent to me earlier this year when I’d shared how difficult it’s been trying to understand my body within this institution littered with privilege: RISD. I keep lingering in this one chapter, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Filipinos Aren’t Asian” and Other Lessons from College </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">where Ocampo interviews various students at predominantly white institutions along the west coast. I found myself aligning with a lot of the sentiments shared by these students, and that reoriented understanding of what it means to be Asian in America forced a disentanglement of my Filipino-Asian-American identity from this white washed version contained by the “model minority” myth. The term in itself is a form of erasure that only further perpetuates this whitewashed sense of othering, pitting marginalized bodies against one another and rendering the oppression of Asian Americans as invisible. I used to fear cultural tourism but came to realize that reclamation of culture is so much more valuable. I only hope the mural facilitates these kinds of conversations about internalized oppression as result of colonization, or at least provides a sense of community rather than imposed identity. Understanding where I lie in relation to it all is important to explicitly representing who I am through my practice and creating an image for those alike to find themselves in too.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222;">
</span><span style="color: #990000;">TQT: </span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My last question is about food. Maybe because I was raised in a Filipino Catholic household, when I see a line of faces/individuals in a painting, my mind immediately goes to the Last Supper prints that seem to be in every Filipino dining room or kitchen. If you and the family members in your mural were having their own Last Supper, what food would be on the table? (I would hope for kare-kare with bagoong, leche flan, and pinakbet at my family table, that’s for sure!!!). Thank you so much for making this work and for taking the time to talk with me about it. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maraming salamat! </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RG:</b> Ah, classics. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spring picnic style, it’d totally be a lineup of:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Definitely kare-kare too, lumpia, pork barbeque.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fried talapia with white rice and my mom’s homemade salsa.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Halo-halo, sapin-sapin with latik, and ginataang bilo-bilo as the sweet treats !</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh and ambrosia fruit salad, perfectly chilled– almost frozen.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It’s been kind. Thank you Thea, sincerely.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">************************</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://theaquiraytagle.com/"><span class="il">Thea</span> Quiray Tagle</a> is a Filipinx femme curator, writer, and an assistant professor of queer studies and critical ethnic studies at UMass Boston. <span class="il">Thea</span> is a co-curator for <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/new-york-now&source=gmail&ust=1652980602665000&usg=AOvVaw03Rl5Hd2Hsaj9US48S-P-Y" href="https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/new-york-now" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">New York Now</a>, a photo triennial at the Museum of the City of New York that engages themes and issues of the contemporary city. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.theaquiraytagle.com/&source=gmail&ust=1652980602665000&usg=AOvVaw3fVmn8FIrX4wSGtp_ODx0K" href="http://www.theaquiraytagle.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.theaquiraytagle.com</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnafew4Koujf7yVk_4tfPbsWO3HaikDnby5zMcUXE9uOzTdgh20pt-b7N9Pi14o6K7KjXzTo7ypB_Y2UcGzUwkocCzc85lW9H3T0HmL1lOmlzycvcpVfwWqlUEgiZfGqs4_cCMEsXCndN57ek0v8JNgnf31vJNXZTu-kVfHtvKHZ99_xZwIRhiM_M/s1500/Thea%203%20edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1500" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnafew4Koujf7yVk_4tfPbsWO3HaikDnby5zMcUXE9uOzTdgh20pt-b7N9Pi14o6K7KjXzTo7ypB_Y2UcGzUwkocCzc85lW9H3T0HmL1lOmlzycvcpVfwWqlUEgiZfGqs4_cCMEsXCndN57ek0v8JNgnf31vJNXZTu-kVfHtvKHZ99_xZwIRhiM_M/s320/Thea%203%20edited.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">photographer credit: erina c. alejo</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">***************</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">This installation and interview were made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmJBPMWnhXIdlrJ7c4JUgd-vUx_CIy4moN31DSzz139j7UEcrgFBNmix5B_PKxmXbrpH-rYjCBqBxotNaLIZJZ2Pju6rKW-NHBzGEg2FF3aKUCdpYAsPtMvFn8lw7oe-zEzwJ5mh-EgOEZEwb-Tem7Q6ngE4KBDuZoA_Le-pmRwSlhILtDPYTHxUA/s1627/act_blue%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6291205" height="826" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f6b50cf2-e30e-4153-a9c4-24976e9ab83a.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 826px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h3></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><br />A Show!!<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialbochek/?hl=en" style="color: black;" target="_blank">BOCHEK</a><br /><a href="https://triggerdiscipline.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">TRIGGER DISCIPLINE</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/comoquewao/?hl=en" style="color: black;" target="_blank">COMO QUE WAO</a><br />5/14/2022 <br />Doors at 9pm, show starts at 9:30pm<br />PWYC/NOTAFLOF<br />$7 - $15 Suggested donation<br /><br />This will be a masked event! If you want to wear a "spooky" mask over your COVID mask even better (but only the mouth masks are required) </div><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> <hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Db424d75c0d%26e%3D1a03c4bda5&source=gmail&ust=1563401974513000&usg=AFQjCNGSOsNewMpYd4rAKsTJSvV4TTxXIg" href="http://www.dirtpalace.org/Window%20About.html" style="color: black;" target="_blank">WINDOW</a></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">MAY WINDOW ARTIST:<br /><br />REGINA GUTIERREZ</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong>Matatag Kami : We Are Resilient.</strong><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291765" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/095cc0ac-baf0-374f-bef8-ade8e6fd5025.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />The forms in which I exist are non-negotiable, and yet so understated.<br />How do I begin to uncover my Filipino body that has faded into the background behind the<br />facade of what it may mean to be an Asian-American? A Filipino Woman?<br />Everything is worth so much more, yet everything is erasive in relation to- my body, and every<br />body that embodies this imposed and unprotected moment of confusion through its racial<br />identity and gender performance and cultural relativity.<br /><br />When we call on the phone, grandma, you don’t call me pretty in acknowledging all of my<br />queerness,<br />or excessive existence– how when I breathe, it feels I trail every crevice, line every edge and that<br />I could touch everything all at once, but it would not be engulfing or entrancing or singular.<br />I don’t think you call me pretty for the way I want to mutilate my breasts. June 5th they’ll be<br />salubriously separated from my body, and I haven’t even told you yet.<br />And it’s alright: transitional stages prompt disconnect, it makes family almost objective like that.<br />It still hurts to imagine my distant relatives in the Philippines don’t perceive me as beautiful for<br />the ways I actually am.<br />Maganda Ako.<br />The phrase obscures the faces of my relatives– or it would’ve if I hadn’t let it fall to the back and<br />only illegibly bleed through the skin.<br />In return, I thought it would have protected them from critique: any projections from a white<br />audience, and it would’ve allowed the phrase to speak for them.<br />Though I don’t think that’s what I meant for it to feel like.<br />Protection takes away from praise, there is always so much to give. Subjecting my family<br />members’ faces to this form of projection may seem elusive, maybe exploitative, yet it feels<br />necessary.<br /><br />Urgent almost.<br />They deserve this moment, the likeness of them deserves to be taken in this way.<br />There is so much gratitude in finding myself between the stories and images of mothers who<br />cared before me; beginning to understand the way beauty lines every face, and every wrinkle<br />that makes up my own physiognomy.<br />Matatag Kami speaks on cultural and generational pain, depicting matriachs of my<br />family as to note forms of femininity between my non-binary body and motherhood as a<br />construct. Thoughts on what it means to embody feminisms have left my brain dwelling on<br />alternative forms of equally just and whole and devoted motherhood. In the lineup of notable<br />Filipina mothers, I place my body. I allow “Matatag Kami” to crown us, in all of our nurturing<br />and understanding and formidable presence. We project this generational landscape, a billboard<br />made to celebrate us, while re-identifying, re-aligning, and re-considering the colonized history<br />of the Philippines. It is to speak such neglected truth to the present of Filipinos,<br />post-colonialism, to allow space for my family’s immigrant story; space to understand queer<br />identities within immigrant families, identifying the disconnects, the inbetweens, and to praise<br />every type of mother holding it down anywhere, everywhere. I love you and thank you for caring<br />so incredibly/tirelessly/endlessly.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291769" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/837dfd19-7f9d-a796-3cf5-c90a747b41ab.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />Regina Gutierrez is a first- generation Filipinx born and raised in New York. Currently studying sculpture in their second year at the Rhode Island School of Design, Regina has found a multidisciplinary skill set necessary in expanding their art practice that centers transness, identity, and racialized bodies. Their work pushes forth informed concepts and self-respected mediums, embracing histories of metalwork, plaster casting, mural making, and personal writing.<br /><br />Actively involved in making art more accessible, they are familiar to public gallery spaces local to Long Island and Providence, including the Heckscher Museum, All County Art Exhibitions, The Baldwin Public Library, and Adelphi University, and The Providence Art Club showcasing work annually within these community driven spaces for the past 5 years. Outside of their public highschool’s art department, Regina has studied fine arts at NYSSSA, FIT, and Adelphi University, creating work that further projects their Filipinx identity onto the formally white framed gallery space. Into the periphery of their practice, Regina takes interest in Trans theory and sociology, and has been an assistant to the Head Pastry Chef at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn, AKA likes baking, bikes occasionally, writes personally, and is an outspoken advocate for queer marginalized bodies within gallery spaces.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">MARCH WINDOW ARTIST:<br /><br /><a href="https://anabelvazquez.com/home.html" style="color: black;" target="_blank">ANABEL VÁZQUEZ RODRÍGUEZ</a></span></span><br /><br />Amor y Anarquía</strong><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291777" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/fce9b87c-40a7-0acd-8b22-46336137213a.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />Check out an Interview with Anabel where she discusses Amor y Anarquía and other aspects of her practice with curator Kate McNamara on our blog <a href="http://dirtpalace.blogspot.com/2022/04/amor-y-anarquia.html" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291073" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/10aa2780-c7b4-1941-021e-4f320734c175.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><a href="https://anabelvazquez.com/home.html" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</a> (b. Guayama, 1977) is an interdisciplinary artist, intersectional curator, and educator based somewhere in-between Borikén and the traditional homelands of the Narragansett and Wampanoag peoples. Their artistic production explores the colonial system, otherness, resistance, nostalgia, the galactical and feminist discourse. They have exhibited, lectured and performed nationally and internationally.<br /><br />____________________________________<br /><img data-file-id="6291077" height="136" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/2b61957d-3bb5-071f-660f-cc1c3efa841b.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 136px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 200px;" width="200" /><br /><br />Storefront Window Gallery Projects are made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Arts Culture Tourism Department.</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></span><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6291213" height="545" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/804bf5ea-444b-1c8d-70f7-de837ebed6c3.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 545px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br />Hello internet world! Super excited for the show on Saturday! Please stop by!!!!! I finally printed my comic- here's a page from that and a weirdo screenprint! I've been teaching at City Arts this spring and it has been awesome! May is the craziest month and I'm absorbing it all in. In June, I'll be at the spring risd craft sale with a bunch of stuff. Every time I wear my old Bonedust tee (2006) to work (at the coffee/bakery emporium) people ask me where I got this cool vintage shirt so that's nice and wacky. I am conspiring to make my cat Thimble and Xander's dog Liv best friends but you know- cats and dogs. SEND ME A CARD AND I'LL SEND ONE BACK! xoxo <img data-file-id="6291217" height="582" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/5279984a-e5a5-146f-a444-08dc2d8fc63a.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 582px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></span></a><br /><br />The cherry blossoms (my favorite) have pretty much come and gone, but I'm still amped for the Lilacs. Lately, I’ve been digging into some older live recordings while creating new ones, getting ready to play some shows. <br /><br />On April 30th I shared a live viola/vocals/beats set at Black Lace across the street in Olneyville for an event with <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kai-salem" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Kai Salem</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/helllllllllo" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Adaa</a>, <a href="https://cyberbullyallcaps.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cyberbully</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nyborbatko" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Nybor</a>. It was the first time I had played live in a *long* time and it was exciting to get back out there.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291505" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/660b84a5-73af-7eb4-b30a-8cfc3299c81b.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />May 7th, I had an opening DJ set at the monthly Bleep and Klang event organized by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/symposiumrecords/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">symposium records</a>. Honored to have shared the decks with the super talented <a href="https://soundcloud.com/final-object" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Final Object</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/echiverri" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Abby Echiavarri</a>.<br /><br />Had a fun DP work day. Thanks to the help of <a href="https://dwriletterpress.net/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Dan Wood</a> and some reference videos from previous resident Daniella Ben-Bassett, the DP Letterpress is now up and running. Excited to dig into that in the coming months. Also used my newly acquired "woodshop skills" to help Pippi put down some colorful subfloor of cut-up wood c/o Xander <3 <br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291829" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/793cbf95-0062-0fcf-5eb0-a36440132906.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6291833" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8018320e-91b4-7236-8775-9d4cd3b9c239.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br /><br />Stay tuned:</p><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Helping to put together dance party x Experimental Noise show coming up on June 4 @ Dirt Palace.</li><li style="text-align: left;">Forthcoming Collaborative multi-media experimental piece written and formulated with fellow questioning academic Shannan Lee Hayes to be published in <a href="https://refusejournal.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><em>Refuse</em></a>.</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK</span></span></p><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Hello hello. I had a busy few months. Here’s what’s been up:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">I was invited to speak at the New Haven Pride Center’s Lesbian Day of Visibility. The organizer, Suyane Oliveira and I had a talk about intersectional existence as queer women of color in DIY punk. A recording of our talk is available on youtube:</p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-95a311a9-7fff-7411-caf9-6ee59e87246a"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zxpbq28mdts" width="450"></iframe></strong></span></span><br /><br />Trophy Hunt’s new LP “The Branches on Either Side” will be released on May 19th on Middle-Man Records, Tomb Tree, and Zegema Beach records. The album will be available<span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> <a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/album/the-branches-on-either-side" style="color: black;" target="_blank">HERE</a> </strong></span></span>after that date in both cassette and CD formats. 12” LPs are in production. In the meantime preview tracks are available<span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> <a href="https://middlemanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/beach" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here</a> </strong></span></span>and<span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong> <a href="http://www.thisnoiseisours.com/2022/05/song-premiere-trophy-hunt-pink-noise.html" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://trophyhunt.bandcamp.com/album/the-branches-on-either-side" style="color: black;"><img data-file-id="6291229" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/99c62eac-5bc0-67f5-b0e6-02255f9bb4e4.jpg" style="display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></a></strong></span></span><br /> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Reading/Listening/Seeing<br />George R.R. Martin - Fire and Blood<br />A poetic metatextual mystery pretending to be the dreary history of a fantasy world.</p><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6291233" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/367b73bb-1f65-aada-d351-8e72135f8372.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 199px;" width="199" /></strong></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Rosalía - MOTOMAMI<br />Flamenco singer turned experimental hip-hop weirdo trying her hand at everything under the<br />sun and doing all of it well. This one is AOTY for me so far.</p><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6291237" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f6541598-0079-beb7-a5b3-1f4d29fa059f.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></strong></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">You Won’t Be Alone<br />What if Terrence Malick directed an A24 horror film but also what if it was good?</p><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6291241" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/67c0090c-f789-b166-eeb2-5cc341c6cf28.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 240px;" width="240" /></strong></span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Best of April:</p><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><img data-file-id="6291245" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e1067e3d-6b40-d8cf-67af-1146dfdd94b1.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 225px;" width="225" /><img data-file-id="6291249" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e8648b73-dcd0-093a-7c33-fb7c1c6fbd06.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 225px;" width="225" /><br /><img data-file-id="6291253" height="225" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/9002623d-1976-509b-48ab-5497e8eedace.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 225px; line-height: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></strong></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291789" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8f4c709f-7860-9b34-8010-f55fa26ce335.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />The City of Providence’s Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, Department of Public Property and Department of Recreation commissioned six RI- based artists including YSANEL to design and install a mural using “parachute cloth” at Dave’s Lopes Recreation Center with Amber Art & Design. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">JOSEPHINE DEVANBU</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br />"Venus" Carved Ivory Soap<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291781" height="500" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/690c7547-ce48-a7e5-9cc8-602e750df8df.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 500px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 448px;" width="448" /></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px; text-align: center;"> <img data-file-id="6291989" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/0865d582-8f06-c975-0c13-e9f21bf3a117.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span></p></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Its been five years this month since X & P started physically working on the Wedding Cake House (there were about 8 months of planning before getting the keys). This anniversary has been both a moment of reflection and of brainstorming about how to take what has been an intense half decade, down a notch. These past five years have been full of challenges and magic, but also mostly just full of long assed days of putting one foot in front of the other. They're trying to post a bunch of pre-renovation pics on @weddingcakehouse_renovations IG this month, so if traveling back to the summer of '17 and piles of rubble is of interest, follow there.<br /><br />In light of the "take it down a notch" vibe, X is making (chill) plans! She’s having wild (chill) ideas! But also she is so annoyed that it keeps not really being warm out…will today be the day that the season shifts? Pretty please!?!? Also she is sort of losing her mind about politics and is trying to cope by befriending plants and digging in the dirt, can you relate? The other thing that’s been keeping her going is Pandemic Pen Pals. Mega Mail Mash up above. (w/images of stuff that came in the mail from: Greta, Gina, AK, Stephen, James, Mike, Gaby. Shoutout to them & everyone else who’s sent stuff). X is working on a summer mailing. Unlike last spring’s mailing, the word-find won’t be all flowers and phrases like “nude popsicle” or “daffodildo”. Unfortunately it will likely be about abortion and/or war, because dear friends, here we are again in a garbage world. If you want in on this quote unquote “mail-box-party”, send me an email with your snail mail address (missxander@hotmail.com). Or better yet drop me something in the actual mail (14 Olneyville Sq, Providence RI 02909). All love.<strong></strong></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span></span><br /><br />Pippi gave an artist talk as part of <a href="https://www.mobius.org/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mobius Artists Group</a> Spiderweb series. Check out Mobius's archive <a href="https://www.mobius.org/video-archive" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the video of her talk as well as other artists talking about their work!<br /><br />Want one of these prints below? Send something you've made (a drawing, a print, an audio track, a popsicle (don't actually send a popsicle), a manifesto, a small child) to Pippi Z, 14 Olneyville Square, Providence RI 02909 and she'll send you one in the mail FOC. Offer available till they are all gone. Don't forget to include your return address. This was originally a "friends & family" deal now extended to the "public". But whatever you call yourself, feel free to send mail in exchange.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291785" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/423c51c0-7c75-7a20-e3eb-52796e2874b7.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 489px;" width="489" /></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br />RECTRIX Will be playing Summer Scum in NYC July 22nd & 23rd.<br />Which date you ask? All will be revealed.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6291853" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/d4f87ab7-05bb-0bf0-1c5f-ed9769a26109.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 476px;" width="476" /></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>******************************<br /><span style="color: violet; font-family: Futura;">Library Hi-Lites!</span><br /><br />MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE</strong></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="color: black;">FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN<br />LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN</span></span><br /><br />Some New ones...too great not to include both: Gaby Hurtado-Ramos' Let's Get Acquainted (Lesbian Bars of Houston) and Mike Leslie's Flyer Collection. Feast your eyes & minds. <br /><br />Let's Get Acquainted<br /><img data-file-id="6292001" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/c4c37cd7-d1d3-5253-0df9-705323e5dc32.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6292009" height="333" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/4dc7ea77-4044-5141-4331-fe01b62ec636.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 333px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6292005" height="375" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a5bb858a-2cff-49d7-50a6-b8ae78fdce9e.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 375px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /><br />Mike Leslie's Flyer Collection:</strong></span> <br /><img data-file-id="6292037" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/5f736ad0-5770-e5a1-6a80-ee39c3ef1fd3.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6292041" height="333" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/9f62e4b5-e815-c39e-bffc-912db1ac9bb8.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 333px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">******************************<br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">BULLETIN BOARD</span></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">***************************</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Happy Birthday Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez! Sara Wintz! Miranda Van-Boswell! 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This spring we were pleased to host </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://anabelvazquez.com/home.html" target="_blank">Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez's</a> installation </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Amor y Anarquía. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://anabelvazquez.com/home.html" target="_blank">Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</a> (</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">b. Guayama, 1977)</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an interdisciplinary artist, intersectional curator, and educator based somewhere in-between Borikén and the traditional homelands of the Narragansett and Wampanoag peoples. Their artistic production explores the colonial system, otherness, resistance, nostalgia, the galactical and feminist discourse. They have exhibited, lectured and performed nationally and internationally.</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Below is a conversation between Anabel and Providence based Curator Kate McNamara.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">KM:</span> </b><span style="color: #800180;">I wonder if before we jump into speaking about the Dirt Palace window installation, we can take a minute to discuss your interdisciplinary work and practice as a curator, artist, performer and educator? I see all of these roles seeping into each other in a way that makes your work urgent, generous and empathetic. I know you studied art-making and specifically photography in your formal education - was photography a gateway into the multiple roles you currently engage with? How?<b> </b></span><b>
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AV:</b> Gracias Kate! si photography was most definitely a gateway. I was fortunate to have studied photography with artist </span><a href="https://hammer.ucla.edu/radical-women/artists/frieda-medin" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Frieda Medín</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at La Liga de Arte de San Juan. I was just 16 when I first signed up to her weekend b&w darkroom course and was completely blown away. Frieda instilled in me a deeply conceptual and magical way of engaging with photography. I will never forget a lecture she gave at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residencia_Aboy-Lompr%C3%A9" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Casa Aboy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> where she described how she would </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">perfect her negatives with her fangs</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Medín’s work was my first experience of the power of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">personal is political</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Later I attended the </span><a href="https://www.uprrp.edu/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, were I was immersed in a rigorous humanities program as a painting major (there was no photo major at the time) and I was immediately in awe of the vibrant arts scene and began experimenting in sculpture as performance, photography, action painting, literature, punk rock and so much more. Suffocated by the colonial US chokehold, I ended up at MassArt, Boston and in 1998 I embarked on a photography degree there and was quickly mesmerized by filmmaking and artists like Maya Deren and Carolee Schneeman. Film was to me an organic expansion of the psychological space that I was/am intrigued by in photography and led me to installation work, film programming, performance, collective art/activism, diy space programming, skill shares, and more.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The camera obscura magic as a portal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-424Ts1rG9TL-v6Dt-l4pkOQntWLqPdpGo_RKWBkm9xMRc0BmA1Au3K9pQ7L1VkStF_p-YC9Odatg4AC9aKN3kKOrg55ArN790DklnU5xCrI3IA1ChkoIta6qc16yV4uHr-KLUeUTqECHKto2IPcp4A12XTlpxPWdpTYP-G7JEc4bKQ-CjWUoETX/s1946/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-06%20at%204.16.30%20PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1946" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-424Ts1rG9TL-v6Dt-l4pkOQntWLqPdpGo_RKWBkm9xMRc0BmA1Au3K9pQ7L1VkStF_p-YC9Odatg4AC9aKN3kKOrg55ArN790DklnU5xCrI3IA1ChkoIta6qc16yV4uHr-KLUeUTqECHKto2IPcp4A12XTlpxPWdpTYP-G7JEc4bKQ-CjWUoETX/w640-h424/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-06%20at%204.16.30%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</b><span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM: </b>You participate in many communities within the U.S., Puerto Rico, and beyond and have been actively engaged in the politics and art movements unfolding over these last tumultuous years. How does transnational identity inform your work as an artist, curator and educator?</span> <b>
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AV:</b> wao that’s a big question! As a Caribbean colonized person, l believe my identity allows me to make palpable and broader connections among socio-political and art movements. This most definitely permeates into my practice as artist, curator and educator.
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<span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM: </b>Circling back to Dirt Palace, can you tell me how you first became involved with the DP community and how it evolved?</span> <b>
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</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">AV: </b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first experience of the Dirt Palace was in the early 2000s as a spectator at their music, film, and performance events. It was love at first show! As a curator I exhibited the works of a few members and our connections continued to grow throughout the years. In 2016 I was asked to join the Dirt Palace Public Projects board, and have been serving ever since!
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<span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM: </b>Let’s talk about the window,<i> Amor y Anarquía</i>. The window features two large-scale graphite portraits of radical women activists: </span></span><span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1886-lucy-parsons-i-am-anarchist/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lucy Parsons</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/luisa-capetillo-feminism-and-labor-in-puerto-rico/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Luisa Capetillo</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">. I wonder if you can speak to the selection and pairing of these two important historical figures for this installation, as well as the title? </span><b>
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</b><b>AV: </b>The title comes from the book </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amor y Anarquía: Los Escritos De Luisa Capetillo</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #333333;">.
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</span>I have been inspired by Capetillo’s life and writings for a while so she was a natural choice for me. In 2012 I made my first portrait of her, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://anabelvazquez.com/artwork/2796504-Do-a-Luisa-Capetillo-Con-raz-n-o-sin-raz-n-Ha-armado-tremendo-l-o-Con-su-falda-pantal-n.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doña Luisa Capetillo. Con razón o sin razón. Ha armado tremendo lío con su falda pantalón.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mrs Luisa Capetillo. Rightly or wrongly. Has made a tremendous impression with her trouser skirt)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MaR-M3B5x69clTZFbpTpdk5zsH2yBnExprTGEwVkpuNW1WLLxRyLPmWV5iSktmEcvpw2F0CR8iiPI1Bv3MPwpkiPUAo-MTlPLwJ7PmKTgcVsL0EoaAQ-8CZKT8AEMrxrPnWuX8CCfdEYUDpqm5d8rSCK3kYWlqfDWY-ZAg2fJc83_Sach1g1n45A/s1159/NEW_Capetillo_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MaR-M3B5x69clTZFbpTpdk5zsH2yBnExprTGEwVkpuNW1WLLxRyLPmWV5iSktmEcvpw2F0CR8iiPI1Bv3MPwpkiPUAo-MTlPLwJ7PmKTgcVsL0EoaAQ-8CZKT8AEMrxrPnWuX8CCfdEYUDpqm5d8rSCK3kYWlqfDWY-ZAg2fJc83_Sach1g1n45A/w636-h640/NEW_Capetillo_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_2012.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fb6eef0c-7fff-3667-eafa-a7965b05f0af"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Doña Luisa Capetillo. Con razón o sin razón. Ha armado tremendo lío. Con su falda pantalón."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2012 © Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez </span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The mix media piece’s title is from a news clipping, when she was arrested for publicly wearing trousers in Cuba in 1915. When thinking about radical women contemporary to the Tirocchi atelier to portray, I immediately thought of her, 2022 additionally marks 100 years from her untimely death. Lucy Parsons also felt like an instinctual choice, such a legendary and still enigmatic radical figure from the United States, whose legacy I was introduced to during my time in Boston. The radical bookstore </span><a href="https://www.lucyparsonscenter.org/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Lucy Parsons’ Center,</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on Columbus Ave. now located in Jamaica Plain, most definitely had an influence. It was a place to meet up, acquire radical writings, stay informed + there were weekly talks and film screenings. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">The major connections for me in the selection and pairing, were that both women worked as seamstresses/dressmakers, they both deeply advocated and organized for the working class and loved in radical ways. This pairing is also my way to create a bond not only between these two radical women but uniting the anti-capitalist struggle in the Caribbean and North America, through a Boricua and United Statesian whose fierce writings and speeches deemed them dangerous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMnEhXD2VLrgqOJ8TBBDDxo9R6KLh_nlRjkxsvBYhkvaSBVJPreETCOkjxvaEUOcz1M_CvC2SVv0uiBH-4j1oGCMQxOMl4VCU-pUxTExBan3pGM6NOt11Lm9slsv9Vspa4HyQ25OSta2Vkp0r38Xx-1Gno57bBY3ccQkgZfacn848seI2yR0_ZmRy/s4184/3_aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_ventanaB_2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2792" data-original-width="4184" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMnEhXD2VLrgqOJ8TBBDDxo9R6KLh_nlRjkxsvBYhkvaSBVJPreETCOkjxvaEUOcz1M_CvC2SVv0uiBH-4j1oGCMQxOMl4VCU-pUxTExBan3pGM6NOt11Lm9slsv9Vspa4HyQ25OSta2Vkp0r38Xx-1Gno57bBY3ccQkgZfacn848seI2yR0_ZmRy/w640-h428/3_aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_ventanaB_2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9387a075-7fff-e9b3-bf10-2c3448ad0f06"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amor y Anarquía, window installation detail, 2022 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">© Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</span></span></div></div><div><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM: </b>I know you were interested in tying in a range of site-specific, historical and contextual elements into these portraits, one of which was the relationship both activists had to making garments and the legacy of the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_Cake_House_(Providence,_Rhode_Island)" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">Tirocchi sisters who formerly owned and used the Wedding Cake House as an atelier</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">. Can you tell me about some of the formal decisions you made when drawing the clothing that so thoughtfully adorn Parsons and Capetillo?</span><b>
</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC-xZk9Ib6Hsi_JSIudd8FJe8w7rzyVfgBbYqJUMb8W6lgRPCzz6fUz2o_mloxFmiPZ2DNDDKUbsVvRcMxBOxZr2oErMkNJ4sg3OtGwL2-BX6QU1_g8S0VjdpwhcyoOTBlRUbNmAxXzNuJR06SSbv54wHMbc2mYpKvlkNPTZt1pJpZhqHQMByROEd/s4032/NEW%202_aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_process_detalle_2022.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC-xZk9Ib6Hsi_JSIudd8FJe8w7rzyVfgBbYqJUMb8W6lgRPCzz6fUz2o_mloxFmiPZ2DNDDKUbsVvRcMxBOxZr2oErMkNJ4sg3OtGwL2-BX6QU1_g8S0VjdpwhcyoOTBlRUbNmAxXzNuJR06SSbv54wHMbc2mYpKvlkNPTZt1pJpZhqHQMByROEd/w300-h400/NEW%202_aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_process_detalle_2022.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><b><b>AV: </b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">During my residency at the Wedding Cake House in the summer of 2021 I was reimagining that radical women contemporary to the Tirocchi sisters atelier would have a garment made there and/or would be connected to the dressmaking workers. These summer sketches of women were the inspiration to create these larger pieces. Some of the formal elements began when I was stenciling the silhouettes for each piece. I made a stencil using artist tape, created the background and then added details with the graphite, but some of the stronger or graphic elements emerged when I started experimenting with the artist tape itself as a mark maker. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400;">I would tear the artist tape creating more organic edges while retaining the sharp line. I used this technique to create a pattern in Parsons’ garment, accentuate Capetillos suit and tie, and both their updos. Parson’s design was inspired by one of the catalog drawings from the Tirocchi atelier collection. Capetillo is known for wearing a white mens suit, so it was important to keep that essence while accentuating the suit jacket with lines reminiscent in the collection.</span></b></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-129f05fb-7fff-baef-0e3b-4cbd912d1bb9"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lucy Parsons, Amor y Anarquía</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, process detail 2022 © Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b></b></span></span></p><p><br /></p><span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">I am interested in your approach to portrait-making and how it connects to your ongoing photographic process. In previous conversations you have used the language of “operator and participant,” rather than subject.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfefe; color: #8f8f8f; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fdfefe; color: #8f8f8f; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZlWXVWg1lJ6z-6mrDnCPr-GfKf1q3b2GkFZdlN3HacRAqRNnZY2uvMnwJ-Q3pzPeBpFl7xIYZnVYigzyVpXhaRi66_Wfvp4gRLLQasFPZ5NiQtSpLZNpy5ZvqxUk4VKPXJOLqKPi1SwoJw1J0yqO0c837pcJmFXUwaQEQc6XG0aht_vhvpEWz4ZG/s3759/aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_Capetillo_detalle_2022.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="2819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZlWXVWg1lJ6z-6mrDnCPr-GfKf1q3b2GkFZdlN3HacRAqRNnZY2uvMnwJ-Q3pzPeBpFl7xIYZnVYigzyVpXhaRi66_Wfvp4gRLLQasFPZ5NiQtSpLZNpy5ZvqxUk4VKPXJOLqKPi1SwoJw1J0yqO0c837pcJmFXUwaQEQc6XG0aht_vhvpEWz4ZG/s320/aYa_Anabel_Va%CC%81zquez_Rodri%CC%81guez_Capetillo_detalle_2022.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span><span style="color: #800180;">I think this is a clear shift away from more patriarchal histories of dehumanizing and objectifying the person sitting behind the camera and instead speaks to a culture of caretaking, trust, agreement and collaboration. When you were working on the storefront portraits, did you find yourself thinking about these roles of operator and participant even within the medium of drawing and archive?</span> </span></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>AV: </b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Absolutely. I kept having an imaginary dialogue with both of them. I researched extensively both their writing and lives. I felt like they were having a conversation with them like how they would want to be represented, their disdain for the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">bourgeois</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> made it a lively conversion when talking about couture. </span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #8f8f8f; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-078defaa-7fff-a5b2-548a-dcc2dfad6a7e" style="background-color: white; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #8f8f8f; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Luisa Capetillo, Amor y Anarquía</span><span style="color: #8f8f8f; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, process detail 2022 © Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</span></span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM:</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">I really appreciate the way the portraits have a sculptural presence within the framework of the window - not only because of their scale, but the fact that they are hanging - almost unfurling. There is an objecthood to them - can you speak about your work in installation and how it figures into this project? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">AV: </b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gracias, I felt it was important for them to have that objecthood, I felt the space called for it. My installation work has usually incorporated projections/monitors, and cut paper life-size palm trees and objects to interact with while performing. In this project there is a departure from that, even though they are 2d works the hanging and spilling on the surface like a scroll feels in a way more sculptural than previous installation work. For this piece I was hoping for ancient-like large-scale portraits fit for a memorial or procession. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZMVeDXmDx9QVFJNeTvoWKcXklVdhPH66ryRoXyXZk_TrxjdlErpGM_owi5y5SKZBsipkJebl1DeoOj6am5aEN8B4c0l_CjRzKAKalqy4B5ZgDNKHJqS8YCke9yksKtuN_UnVmGd4g1vxUBhq8cVcqqgEhDdwCL7LSTgIYLXgSkf4q72TzEqFubO2/s800/Anabel-2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZMVeDXmDx9QVFJNeTvoWKcXklVdhPH66ryRoXyXZk_TrxjdlErpGM_owi5y5SKZBsipkJebl1DeoOj6am5aEN8B4c0l_CjRzKAKalqy4B5ZgDNKHJqS8YCke9yksKtuN_UnVmGd4g1vxUBhq8cVcqqgEhDdwCL7LSTgIYLXgSkf4q72TzEqFubO2/w640-h480/Anabel-2.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-cba8941a-7fff-d84b-ccda-177a76d9f53c"><span style="color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amor y Anarquía</span><span style="color: #8f8f8f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, process & install 2022 © Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</span></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>KM:</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">The composition so intentionally ties into the beautiful mosaic on the exterior of the building (made by Dirt Palace co-founder Pippi Zornoza). Was this a consideration from the very beginning of your installation planning? </span><b>
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</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">AV: </b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you, yes, the mosaic work by Pippi Zornoza was definitely an inspiration and informed the layout from the beginning. The palette of the piece and the building, street lights and reflections were also considered.
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</span><b style="color: #800180; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">KM:</b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #800180;">Last question! Considering the role that garments play within this installation and your research, I have to admit that I am a total fan of your personal style! I wonder if you can talk a bit about your own approach to dress? Are there time periods or moments in fashion that you draw from? Personal histories that have been aestheticized? </span><b>
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</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">AV: </b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">¡Ay gracias! I love this question! Luisa Capetillo wrote,
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<i>Esta costumbre de pantalón se adapta perfectamente a la época de progreso femenino. </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This trouser custom is perfectly suited to the era of female progress. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>1915
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</i>Though I have a collection of dresses, I love to wear trousers! Not only are they mostly practical, they do at times feel like armor. I became interested in fashion early on, finding inspiration in all the 80s and 90s magazines and music. I am currently inspired by various time periods, Victorian, 20s 30s fashion, and 90’s power suits. Blazers and a black on black palette with a tropical goth vibe.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnV9iXR7CMQ9n2NTBy8FCBC5ZnUYneXEeT02xP8-sjPqrNexwY-DNivbbJ5n83oLgbrUKIccUnPuTo2XngXbyRNyyz-NejcJGsxgsdyN6qU1jRyzeN-Q6g577apVa1CdxlVocM4B0VM9pzZ7JtmrgTW-4CjqvNT8FQY9wgyzUG7ZN_xhp2Fcl-8Ow/s1950/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-06%20at%204.17.12%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1950" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnV9iXR7CMQ9n2NTBy8FCBC5ZnUYneXEeT02xP8-sjPqrNexwY-DNivbbJ5n83oLgbrUKIccUnPuTo2XngXbyRNyyz-NejcJGsxgsdyN6qU1jRyzeN-Q6g577apVa1CdxlVocM4B0VM9pzZ7JtmrgTW-4CjqvNT8FQY9wgyzUG7ZN_xhp2Fcl-8Ow/w640-h408/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-06%20at%204.17.12%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5c8018e3-7fff-f83b-8a0d-e00dd62dc59f"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><div><div class="wt-item wt-date" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #8f8f8f; display: inline; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9ef7cea0-7fff-5881-934d-957967f1877a" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UTO GALÁCTICA EN EL TERCER ESPACIO</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Performance ÁREA LUGAR DE PROYECTOS Caguas, PR 2014 © Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez</span></span><br /><br /></span></div></div><span style="background-color: white;">-------</span></span></span><div><span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Kate McNamara is a Providence-based curator, educator, arts administrator and mother. She is a staunch advocate for animal rights, moving her body is medicinal and is really hoping that one day, her ability to move objects with her mind will suddenly become manifest. </span></span></div><div><span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJij1GQxanJpx8I2IxDUKgRpavUSZDIqLpwS5Ij7X3kwu_UEkvozgm0QVePEoHMXqxHXQNsjAyOx00nd3QodXjzIJ0gAyJC1C0xkqXNNKhd_Lph7JmCvuEIDt6djuWrOXLymWh19GiXmUtRwMbgiiXF85NKB2h1Kb2ufmZ1zP1Oqyy_120Wh4kKTU3/s1080/KMcNamara_MHC.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJij1GQxanJpx8I2IxDUKgRpavUSZDIqLpwS5Ij7X3kwu_UEkvozgm0QVePEoHMXqxHXQNsjAyOx00nd3QodXjzIJ0gAyJC1C0xkqXNNKhd_Lph7JmCvuEIDt6djuWrOXLymWh19GiXmUtRwMbgiiXF85NKB2h1Kb2ufmZ1zP1Oqyy_120Wh4kKTU3/s320/KMcNamara_MHC.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">------</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; white-space: normal;">This installation was made possible in part through support from the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uvClB3RA-isAfLR1S55lf9nvx84xfjzo4gGhJ3LWp6QTzn1nMNFOzym6BD7EH9Zj07OJ3bZafwRH0l2aMPM_9SsQ4vbBgDS2TLYxZ-30q8bD5ybsVVC1K0HYymk_jm8ngArWF4rbF4y8hkDxRW6RQpRPtfVvEdBq5yub9bbL1yLWqxyGX3RSje9d/s1627/act_blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><img data-file-id="6249633" height="471" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f3dd499e-c071-edc0-c6e7-79dbfab2795a.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 471px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></h3></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;">A Show!!<br />Diva Karr, Trophy Hunt,<br />RECTRIX/House Red Collab<br />Luci Dead Limb<br />3/19/2022 <br />Doors at 8:30, show starts at 9pm<br />PWYC/NOTAFLOF<br />$7 - $15 Suggested donation<br /><br />Right now this will be a masked event, however, if case rates continue to decrease in the coming weeks this may change. We'll post updates on our instagram!</div><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><hr style="text-align: left;" /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Db424d75c0d%26e%3D1a03c4bda5&source=gmail&ust=1563401974513000&usg=AFQjCNGSOsNewMpYd4rAKsTJSvV4TTxXIg" href="http://www.dirtpalace.org/Window%20About.html" style="color: black;" target="_blank">WINDOW</a></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">FEBRUARY WINDOW ARTIST: <a href="https://www.angelscollectiveri.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank">ANGELS COLLECTIVE</a></span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong><img data-file-id="6248617" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/1e77d66a-6ddd-bc65-d228-a6120eae281c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Angels is a multidisciplinary collective of queer & non-binary artists and practitioners making magic in Providence, RI. Angels is a licensed tattoo shop, and hopes to bring inclusivity and community care to the forefront of the local tattoo scene. Along with tattoo, Angels also offers mixed media art and myofascial bodywork out of their space.</span><br /><br /><strong><img data-file-id="6248621" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/a6cab487-c173-9367-b31f-bd8130bbf1b1.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6248625" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/119d1cbc-fccc-f0f4-9b5a-af689efdc2d5.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">"To Light the Candle Inside of Me" is a collaborative art installation consisting of a collection of hand painted paper lanterns by the members of Angels Collective. We sought a light-hearted project that could be completed remotely from our own homes since Covid rages all over again this winter. Taking into account that February is still more night time than day time, we harnessed light in these literally and metaphorically dark times. Warmly illuminated, we hope seeing these hand painted paper lanterns might bring a moment of delight.<br /><br /><strong><img data-file-id="6248629" height="400" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/c59359c0-0964-cefb-2fa6-0940f3f1b082.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 400px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></strong><br /><br /> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in; text-align: center;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 29px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">ANNOUNCING A NEW ADA BATHROOM AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="6249545" height="647" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/74094e9b-1f71-d7cb-b4c9-f66af22c1163.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 647px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">RIP DP shared Office/HELLO ADA BATHROOM.<br /><br />DP shared office, aka the packing room, aka the screaming room. A place where years ago when we all shared one phone line. You could pick up the phone and also happen to be on a crossed line call with the burger king down the street. Yes young friends, this is how weird the old pre-cellphone days could be. Pick up the phone and there is a hamburger on the other end of the line. Also it was where we all shared one house computer for a while, that Polina somehow procured. It hooked into the dial-up internet, so was er, slow (but fast enough to download stuff from limewire into the night). In later days when people got their own computers, and Etsy became more central to the hustle, it became a shipping/packing room.<br /><br />While change can be bittersweet, we’re amped to rip up that nasty old carpet and get moving towards building out a new ADA Bathroom! Don’t worry, screaming in this room will still be allowed (because lord knows that there’s many things to need to scream over these days). Maybe if forces align, we’ll be able to convince Jo Dery to come back and do a new painting on the new ADA-width door!?!?<br /><br />This is part of a larger project to make most of the downstairs of The Dirt Palace Classic building ADA accessible as well as to make the building in general more energy efficient. After five years of focusing on Wedding Cake House renovations, it’s great to be getting to do some upgrades here! </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">These initiatives are being supported by RISCA’s State Cultural Facilities Grant and the Champlin Foundation. We are deeply grateful for the support.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><br /><strong><img data-file-id="5902342" height="121" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6e242eaa-4357-46e1-9c5c-6ea88d2320a2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 121px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 100px;" width="100" /> <img data-file-id="6249549" height="49" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/ca8bc692-13a4-87d4-31fa-c57bc60da5e6.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 49px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /></strong><br /> </p><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">NEWS FROM WEDDING CAKE HOUSE RESIDENCIES<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249569" height="423" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/02bc235f-ccce-8709-0ebc-33adb5fa4e5d.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 423px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /></span><br />💙☃️💙❄️❄️💙💜Winter residency Cohort 1 photo 💜💙❄️☃️☃️💙💜</strong><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">We Jumped into 2022 with a series of residencies at the Wedding Cake House! Because of the Omicron surge the first two were pod models, the next one starts at the end of this month! We are always so humbled and blown away by the quality of work and generosity of spirit that residents bring to the table. Click on the names of the artists to learn more about their work. Knock on wood, if COVID stays manageable, we’ll have an open house for this next cohort on April 5th. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">We’re planning a family residency for the summer, some duo-residencies, and will have another open application process for group residencies opening up in August, so keep an eye out for further info!<br /><br /><strong><img data-file-id="6249573" height="711" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/657caa2b-d9b9-3f09-beee-c62d58a59e5a.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 711px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 550px;" width="550" /></strong><br /> </p><u><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>COHORT 1: </strong></span></u><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrissymariejones" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Chrissy Jones</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="http://www.mothercyborg.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Diana Nucera, aka “Mother Cyborg”</span></a></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="https://lnichols.substack.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">L Nichols</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ojihaynes/?hl=en" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Oji Haynes</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="http://www.hellophia.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Sophia Foster/Dimino</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> - </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-98efcefd-7fff-674e-86ba-f322eab4657a"><a href="http://stefaniagomez_nopeanuts/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Stefania Gomez</span></a></strong></span></p><br /><u><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>COHORT 2: </strong></span></u><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d">Celeste Diaz Falzone </strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="https://symonesalibstudio.bigcartel.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Symone Salib</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ej_baker/](https://www.instagram.com/ej_baker/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">EJ Baker</span></a></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/florajune/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Flora Fattahi</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sabrinaclarkart/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Sabrina Clark</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="https://jenniferdaltry.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Jennifer Daltry</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/lrretta" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Lucía Retta</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-60fccc94-7fff-11a6-ab02-7301115a142d"><a href="http://www.scandalousconduct.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Jason Tranchida</span></a></strong></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>COHORT 3:</strong> </span><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://heatherflorcron.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Heather Flor Cron (Flor)</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://nellykate.net/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Nelly Kate</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://mj-robinson.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">MJ Robinson</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="https://nemesister.bandcamp.com/album/nemesister" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Nemesister </span></a><span style="color: indigo;">(Clover Power, Lily Sarosi and Lena Abraham) </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://www.sarahwelch.info/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Sarah Welch</span></a></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://dnml.org/blog/wordpress/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">Daniel Luedtke</span></a><span style="color: indigo;"> </span></strong><br /><strong id="docs-internal-guid-15e53a97-7fff-0b4c-ebb2-846c717e96d8"><a href="http://www.saylemceleste.com/" style="color: black;"><span style="color: indigo;">saylem celeste</span></a></strong></span></p><br /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">UPDATES FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE PALACE!! </span></span><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.natashagbrennan.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">NATASHA BRENNAN</a></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Everyone! February was pretty cool! I turned 24 which is fun and I like being an age that is divisible by so many numbers- 2,12,3,8,4,6- pretty nice. I've been screen printing a lot because I've been making wallpaper for my awesome coworker's nursery room for her baby who will be born soon. It has been literally one of the most fun projects I've ever gotten to work on :) I also adopted a cat recently- Thimble- who is quite a sassy but very sweet kitty. She likes to sit on me while I sew and read and draw which is very cute but she also bites me but that's ok- I understand. I'm really looking forward to warmer days and being able to sit outside. I'll be teaching a cool class at CityArts this spring called Call to Action! I'm super excited- I've been a huge fan of CityArts for a long time. Below are photos of Thimble, one sheet of the wallpaper, and a sketchbook page!</span><br /> <img data-file-id="6248605" height="386" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/b52a6a1c-cde4-8ca7-4236-5ea72b3eca70.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 386px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 290px;" width="290" /><img data-file-id="6248609" height="386" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/36a309d5-99a0-6a31-6e84-c48f55c88fdc.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 386px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 290px;" width="290" /><img data-file-id="6248613" height="293" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e2599b88-d0cb-dfb6-4400-ffa52fdeddf7.jpg" style="display: inline; height: 293px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 220px;" width="220" /><img data-file-id="6248601" height="306" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/88eff81f-15c6-1bdc-52f0-3186532d9345.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 306px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 380px;" width="380" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/Bio-CV" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">ELLEN (LN) FOSTER</span></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s been a bit of a winter hibernation over here for the past many month. Trying to seek out as many locally maintained saunas and hot pools of swirling water as possible. I finalized building a desk for my room and set up a functioning music-making area in the band room. Started work at a fine furniture wood studio, and I've been getting back into a regular drawing practice, which feels good! Generally, lots of organizing, and grounding, and hunkering down. Working on an application pushed me to further develop my artist <a href="https://cargocollective.com/ellenkfoster/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">website</a>. Still very much a work in progress, though.</span><br /><br /> <img data-file-id="6249745" height="223" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/92fa0225-5c43-88d7-2c1b-b6d6d735724d.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 223px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" width="298" /><img data-file-id="6249741" height="223" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/89053768-f005-c141-bace-d3e2aae9e845.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 223px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" width="298" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">I worked on finishing a collaborative print with <a href="https://cargocollective.com/Samdepoto" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sam De Poto</a>, which is my first foray into multi-layer registration and layering/mixing color.</span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249729" height="268" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/a810717d-372e-2c51-c225-1ab90f372c56.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 268px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 201px;" width="201" /> <img data-file-id="6249681" height="262" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/58636f0e-4f9e-1f21-0681-e21a71f64b9e.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 262px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">In January I took part in the Noisecapades out in Western Massachusetts [full video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap9d0V6JKS0" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">here</a>], which was a very fun and sweet way to get back into the practice of playing in front of people. Everything sounds great on a thick layer of ice.</span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249733" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/9aaa725c-b7a4-b2e6-ecb3-48787b8e802c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">KAI VAN VLACK </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Whoa it’s been a long time! I’ve been hibernating during my first winter in Rhode Island which was less brutal than I’d been led to believe. I have a handful of things to share this month. Two of which were secret secrets so I only owe you one now.<br /><br />Way back in November I had the honor of interviewing Edie Quinn(FKA Shawn Decker) for the 100th episode of their podcast, Everything Remade. Please give it a listen and take the opportunity to dig through the back catalog of podcasts they've hosted including one where they interviewed me!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://middlemanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/episode-100-shawn-decker-with-guest-host-kai-van-vlack" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6249493" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/12db2943-5bb7-2c39-9f82-bf1dcf553d61.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 308px;" width="308" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a few weeks ago De Facto Enscripture, a 39 person collective of which I am a member, released the album <em>Sardonic Entropy Nexus</em>. The album is available for digital download and pre-orders are available for cassette and cd formats. All proceeds are donated to Out Youth a Texas youth organization that provides support programs for the LGBTQIA+ community.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://middlemanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sardonic-entropy-nexus" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="6249497" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/44178795-8fb1-fc21-9b7a-124e70275bbb.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Trophy Hunt played our first show in just under two years last Sunday and it felt amazing to shake the cobwebs off. Next weekend we will be playing in Staten Island with our sister band Strega Nona. If anyone is in the NY/NJ area, I know Staten Island is a little off the beaten path but the music scene there is very underrated.</span><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249313" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6b63090e-18df-cb95-bb70-f80d98580c04.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 240px;" width="240" /><br /><br />This is already running long so I will forego most of my recs and bests this month in favor of a tv rec:<br /><br />Vinland Saga - Anime about vikings and the struggle to escape generational cycles of violence. Laughably macho and yet profound and genuinely moving. It's available for streaming on amazon prime but also <a href="https://kissanime.com.ru/Anime/Vinland-Saga-Sub/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">elsewhere</a>...<br /><img data-file-id="6249309" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/7a188a80-957a-a7d1-e882-c1aa3199466f.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 212px;" width="212" /></p><br /><br /> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://ysanel.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">YSANEL TORRES</a></span></span><br />Here are some mixed media works from YSANEL’s recent collection called “Me Fui” that she’s been working on at the Dirt Palace since Summer 2021!<span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"> <br /><a href="http://ysanel.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><img data-file-id="6249121" height="472" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/956f2fcf-afb2-ae62-3d9e-9525e10d9039.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 472px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br /><a href="http://ysanel.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><img data-file-id="6249125" height="489" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/8ad3ec5d-0f3f-d3d0-ea47-c957d9f1902f.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 489px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br /><img data-file-id="6249117" height="480" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/70e990ce-be53-ef77-71dc-3c9064ffccac.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 480px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 488px;" width="488" /></span></span><br /><br />Sign up for the newletter on the homepage of YSANEL.com to stay connected with the artist.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">JOSEPHINE DEVANBU</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br />Trophy, Carved Asantee Turmeric & Ginger Soap</div><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><img data-file-id="6248657" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/29c42d2a-e2dc-60b6-9f2b-ecd018044155.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></div> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /><a href="http://xandermarro.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">XANDER MARRO</span></span></a><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">X has been taking it day by day. Making time for winter vibes to be what they need to be. Horrified by war and watching the turn of world events, but grounded, mostly cozy and drinking endless cups of decaf out of favorite mugs, she’s only wiped out on the ice like twice. Mostly no complaints, but as the proverb goes, the hardest thing about winter in New England is April - so not taking for granted that she’ll emerge from the season without any psychic battle wounds. C’mon daffodils! C’mon snowdrops & hellebore! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> <img data-file-id="6249529" height="655" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/1e9e89e5-5f7a-f851-9a7a-7c15652dcf22.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 655px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" width="500" /><br /> </p>Next weekend she’s participating in a panel that is part of a weekend full of <a href="https://arts.brown.edu/events-exhibitions" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">events</a> featuring Baltimore artist <a href="https://www.abduali.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Abdu Ali</a>. This series of performances and workshops celebrates how artists develop creative practices as experiments in making homeplaces, sanctuaries, and sites of transformation. Grateful to be in dialogue & looking forward to spending some time reflecting on & appreciating this work. Some flyers below..(sick pink one by Lara Henderson). Maybe see you out in the world 💛🧡🌈💜💙🌷🍄<br /><img data-file-id="6249525" height="463" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/0dadc226-72b1-57d0-c92b-9052e2ff621f.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 463px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><img data-file-id="6249521" height="533" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/803acb43-621a-1660-5c0c-5dad435341a0.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 533px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></div><span style="font-size: 30px;"> </span><br /><br /><br /> <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://www.pippizornoza.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">PIPPI ZORNOZA</a></span></span><br /><br />I have been experiencing a glitch in gmail where some emails have suddenly disappeared into the ether.<br />Poof! Nope - not in the spam folder. Nope - not in the trash folder. Nope - not in "All Mail" or any <br />other folder. Just gone! <br />Totally disconcerting! If by some chance the person who wrote to me interested<br />in artwork reads this - Please! Try me again! Your email disappeared!<br /><br />If you are someone who knows anything about this type of phenomena - get in touch!<br /><br />In other news - All albums and merch that weren't previously available<br />on the bandcamp platform are now online! <a href="https://bonedustprov.bandcamp.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249637" height="359" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6bd3e2a1-b521-6f67-a9ba-8f00c6a004e3.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 359px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><img data-file-id="6249641" height="408" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/597820ca-8ed9-2961-f9a4-fa2ba346fa29.png" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 408px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br />RECTRIX Collab with friend House Red this March 19th at Dirt Palace!<br /><br />Some things coming down the pike......<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249657" height="286" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/b202cc6a-12b4-c09f-15f3-04ba57c07063.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 286px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div><br /><img data-file-id="6249653" height="348" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/e35389a2-efb9-58cd-3820-e43c2abb3949.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 348px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br />More next time...........</div><br /><br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: left;" valign="top"><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;">******************************<br /><span style="color: violet; font-family: Futura;">Library Hi-Lites!</span></span><br /><br />MONTHLY PICTORIAL TREAT FROM THE DUSTY SHELVES OF THE DIRT PALACE<p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">FURTHERING THE QUEST TO SPREAD FUN<br />LIKE GIN AND JUICE, MOSTLY GIN<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249165" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/4707037c-68b7-2fb1-441b-00ef2d11cf58.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></span><br /><br /><br />At our last WCH residency some artists dug into the collection and pulled some great books as part of their research! Here's what we found on the "reshelfing cart"<br /><br />One of the books had the pic below folded into the pages. Guess which book, or what the heck the pic is of and win our undying admiration - email guesses to dirtpalace@gmail.com<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6249169" height="600" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/666dd4da-ed90-2a42-b106-5bec90a2f120.jpeg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 600px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">******************************<br /><span style="font-family: Futura;">BULLETIN BOARD</span></span></span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">***************************</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">ALL KINDS OF NEW RISCA GRANTS - DUE APRIL 1ST - https://risca.online/grants/</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 32px;">CONGRATS REBA ON TURNING 29 AGAIN!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 13px;">IF YOU SEE PIPPI, CODY, GRETA sometime this week, take everything out of your pockets and gift it to them immediately in honor of their birthday season!!! (hint: carry around some chandeliers, googly eyes and fake flowers in your pockets all week just in case)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: violet;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">****************************</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818047685637908978.post-37877971451468219822022-02-26T15:25:00.000-05:002022-02-26T15:25:11.229-05:00<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="background-color: white; border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="headerContent"><div id="uniqName_91_2" mc:edit="header_content" mc:type="text" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" widgetid="uniqName_91_2"><div class="edit-content" style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 690px;"><div class="tpl-content" style="border: none !important; cursor: pointer; line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">DIRT<br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">PALAC</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 47px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: 60pt;">E<br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 48px;"><span style="font-family: futura;">DECEMBER 2021</span></span><br /> <br /> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" style="border: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="null" style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"> </h3></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" valign="top"><h2 class="mc-toc-title" style="font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">HOLIDAY SALE!!!!!!</h2><img data-file-id="6195544" height="585" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/80db11bd-abfd-7f77-6af2-3400c1b1c43d.gif" style="border: 0px; height: 585px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="line-height: 30px; padding: 15px; vertical-align: middle;">This Sunday December 19th!<br />12pm - 6pm<br />2 floors of vendors!<br />Get all your holiday necesities!!<br /> Food Court!<br />Take your picture with the melting icecaps and tinkerbell!!<br /><br />Vendor include: Tito, Club Darnel, Celeste Falzone, Natasha Brennan, Ysanel, LN + Sam, Avery, Ian Cozzens, Angels Collective, Jacob Berendes, Cathy Johnson, Paris + Nigel, JB Fireworks, Caterina Maina, James Galey, Trina & Mer, Jaeyon, Pirecua, Gyna Bootleg & More!!</div><div style="line-height: 30px; 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; position: relative;" widgetid="uniqName_91_3"><div class="edit-content" style="line-height: 21px; position: relative; width: 708px;"><div class="tpl-content" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; line-height: 21px; outline: rgb(55, 55, 55) solid 2px; padding: 4px;"><div class="aspNetHidden" style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"> <hr /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dirtpalace.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b%26id%3Db424d75c0d%26e%3D1a03c4bda5&source=gmail&ust=1563401974513000&usg=AFQjCNGSOsNewMpYd4rAKsTJSvV4TTxXIg" href="http://www.dirtpalace.org/Window%20About.html" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">WINDOW</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><span style="font-family: Futura; font-size: large;">DECEMBER WINDOW ARTIST: <a href="http://www.coralshort.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">CORAL SHORT</a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">*|YOUTUBE: [$vid=_jfIC7eVulU]|*<br /><br />Humanity avoids facing the shit that is omnipresent within our daily lives. Over the duration of the past year and foreseeable near future we collectively have been swimming through the complexities COVID-19 unleashed upon us. One of our initial reactions was to hoard toilet paper which has since evolved into more complicated emotional reactions of annoyance, disgust, denial, grief, and anger. I am proposing to create visceral soft sculptures that represent this collectively experienced unease and trauma. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">During numerous lockdowns individuals were often forced to face and unpack previous behavioral patterns, and traumas. The pandemic created a period that for many was a time of reflection that exposed individual and collectively experienced inequities. Passersby are invited to navigate and integrate a lighthearted representation of what our collective conscience experienced together. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Release the blockages of societal constipation! We are in a time that brought so much to the surface, inciting such great change. I invite you to cleanse your mental colon and reflect on what you eliminated during these times. Perhaps you’ve been holding it in and holding it together? Now is the time to let it all go in that oh-so-satisfying way. Let’s celebrate what we’ve been able to expel so far, as we realize there is still more to come.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6195420" height="339" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/bbd360bf-9ba5-8ce4-754b-7491516e501c.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 339px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" width="600" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.coralshort.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Coral Short</a> was born on a beautiful island off the west coast of Canada and was raised by a lively river in the countryside where her hippy family lived off the land with many animals. Coral has been traveling and creating art in Asia, North America, and Europe for over 20 years. Their playful art helps to create the idea that fantastical realities can and do happen at any given moment. They believe that art has the possibility to open up new states of existence. Through their art, they attempt to remind the world that magic exists all around us on a continual basis, and that in fact, we are already a part of its infrastructure. The essence of their collaborative work is expansive and transformative. Coral’s work evokes somatic joy, curiosity and wonderment - states we may have forgotten in our lives as of late.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="6195428" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/f5c1b60a-7730-962c-b46a-d59623797d85.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /> <img data-file-id="6195432" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/b0521780-6bf8-645a-b89b-bffd7866770d.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /><br /> </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img align="left" data-file-id="5902342" height="150" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/6e242eaa-4357-46e1-9c5c-6ea88d2320a2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 150px; line-height: 14px; margin: 5px; outline: none; width: 123px;" width="123" /><br /><br />The Storefront Window Gallery project is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts,<em> </em>through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.</p><div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateHeader" style="border-bottom: 5px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 20px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><br /><span style="font-size: 40px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">DUO RESIDENCY!!</span></span><br /><br />So excited to have our duo residency at Wedding Cake House this month with artist Coral Short (Window installation above) and <a href="https://www.marissapaternoster.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Marissa Paternoster!!!!</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="https://www.marissapaternoster.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">MARISSA PATERNOSTER</a><br /><img data-file-id="6195460" height="300" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/039b8cf7-7eab-97a3-bfb8-9a9457e9e2be.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 300px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" width="450" /></span></span><br />"Marissa Paternoster is an artist, singer, and guitarist active in the band Screaming Females. She has been performing & traveling with Screaming Females for the past 15 years, playing over 1300+ shows worldwide. She graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2008 with a BFA in painting & drawing. Marissa lives in Philadelphia, PA with two humans, three dogs, and two cats. Marissa has been spending her time at the beautiful Dirt Palace illustrating a graphic novel and creating artwork for her band's next release."<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 30px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;"><a href="http://www.coralshort.com/" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">CORAL SHORT</a><br /><img data-file-id="6195472" height="450" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/_compresseds/6ce8c459-7b94-f963-25be-981f77d1d170.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 450px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 337px;" width="337" /></span></span><br />Work in progress........<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 40px;"><span style="font-family: Futura;">INTERLACE!!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><img data-file-id="6194120" height="341" src="https://mcusercontent.com/285b310ef56c6cc4d319d480b/images/451a51df-7f49-0167-82b3-b3723f69fc92.gif" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: 341px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 700px;" width="700" /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong>Introducing Interlace Grant Fund’s 2021<br />Project Grant Recipients!</strong><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;">Interlace Grant Fund is proud to announce the inaugural nine recipients of Project Grants for visual arts projects produced and presented in Providence. The grants, totaling more than $50,000, support new and experimental work by local artists who have visions for projects that might otherwise fall outside of traditional arts funding opportunities. Grantees range from unincorporated groups of collaborating artists to individual artists whose work facilitates unique engagements with various contexts and publics.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><strong>Awarded Artists and Project Titles:</strong></p><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Adam Chuong</strong> | <em>I built you a house of mud so that we could see each other again</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Binch Press</strong> | <em>Binch Press 2022 CSA (Community Supported Artwork)</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Dana Heng</strong> | <em>Nyum Lang<strong> ញាុំ លេង: </strong>Offerings for Yin</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Haus of Glitter</strong> | <em>The Haus Will Be Red: The Curse of Esek Hopkins</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Jazzmen Lee-Johnson</strong> | <em>CONTRABAND</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Lois Harada</strong> | <em>WISH YOU WERE HERE</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Mariana Ramos Ortiz </strong>| <em>Breezeblocks</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Que Dulce</strong> | <em>Que Dulce PVD; A Revolutionary Queer Dance Party by QTBIPOC for QTBIPOC</em></li><li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Ryan Cardoso</strong> | <em>A Different Type of Church</em></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.08in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gmail.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db7285e5dd2de0029ff79de57d%26id%3Da927418a42%26e%3D17d641e319&source=gmail&ust=1639672352431000&usg=AOvVaw38RIGjPd8UJyfINtt29hS_" href="https://gmail.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b7285e5dd2de0029ff79de57d&id=a927418a42&e=17d641e319" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><u><strong>To learn more, please find project descriptions and artists' biographies here.</strong></u></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>pippizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079393609968425721noreply@blogger.com0