For What’s on Tap: LA’s Water Story From Source to Spigot. Presented in partnership with: Avenue 50 Studio, California Institute for Water Resources, Arroyo Arts Collective, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and UCLA Water Resources Group. Curated by Jolly and Edith de Guzman.
Open Caption was part of a juried installation on the subject of inclusivity. My work communicates its message in fingerspelling and Braille, giving typical viewers the experience of a communication barrier, as those with hearing and vision differences encounter regularly. During the receptions, the cell phone provided live captioning, converting spoken words into accessible communication. The show was supported by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, Audubon Center at Debs Park, and Dearantler.
My work for Shade in LA, an installation of umbrellas at Arroyo Arts Collective curated by Jolly de Guzman, brought awareness to shade access. My work discusses ways the privileged contribute to rising heat and suffering, often, in the ways that they escape it. Sierra Club Article Eastsider Article
14″ rib style egg basket woven from weeds, native and non native plants in my surroundings: oak, jacaranda, mallow, cudweed, lavender and grasses.
Page from my hand pressed book Climate Action Still Lifes for the exhibit Taking it to the Next Degree: Rising action to meet rising heat, drought and wildfire. The show was exhibited at both Avenue 50 Studio and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, sponsored by Avenue 50 Studio, US Forest Service, LA Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability, and the City of LA. Edition of 20 books, each pocket pressed by hand. To learn more about the pocket press, see the menu tab. This page shows an etching of my local community sustained agriculture box.
