returning to Turtle Island in 2019 required a lot a of unpacking. unpacking physically, yes.
& also, emotionally unpacking...
notes from previous lives; sketches of ideas and website mockups of the past; song lyrics;
memorabilia from times in other places and spaces; et al.
& also, emotionally unpacking...
notes from previous lives; sketches of ideas and website mockups of the past; song lyrics;
memorabilia from times in other places and spaces; et al.
the craft of rolling beads arose out of a game to help unpack, and co-create:
I occupy unceded land of the Anishnabek, Haudenoshaunee, Attawandaron, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, currently known as Guelph, Canada.
These physical visual art pieces are inspired by Radical Indigenism, or the idea that "indigenous people possess entire philosophies of knowledge capable of generating new knowledge through different models of inquiry from those used in [Global North] philosophy." - Dr. E. Garoutte, Cherokee Nation, Boston College
These physical visual art pieces are inspired by Radical Indigenism, or the idea that "indigenous people possess entire philosophies of knowledge capable of generating new knowledge through different models of inquiry from those used in [Global North] philosophy." - Dr. E. Garoutte, Cherokee Nation, Boston College
outside of paper craft, here are meaningful collaborations brewing in 2021, this year of the ox
jaiospherea collaboration with graphic designer, artist and comedian, Aaquib Jaleel. |
sustaining arts practice |