when the cicadas sing is an exhibition about survival and the poetics of movement. Featuring mixed media assemblage sculptures, sound/video installation, window vinyl and photos.
This exhibition takes place on the unseeded, occupied land of the Tutelo (Totero) and Moneton Indigenous Peoples in what today is known as Radford, Virginia. Tutelo (Totero) and Moneton territory are surrounded by Saponi Occaneechi, Monacan, Manahoac, Cherokee, Nottoway, Meherrin, and the Powhatan Chiefdom Territories; together they are recognized today as Virginia. If you would like to learn more about these tribes and territories or about whose indigenous land you are on, consider visiting https://native-land.ca
running with relatives explores this intersection of running while brown as an act of hope and the occupation of public space as a revolutionary act that breaks the bounds of time. The artworks within this show focus on my brownness as a queer, first-generation, and displaced Salvadorean/Mexican runner. In relation to navigating through time, space, and training, these works explore relationality. What does it mean to be displaced and run on stolen land? Where do the moments for rest, recovery, belonging, and healing reside within running? And what are the things we say to challenge ourselves to 'keep going' when training? Featuring installation, wheatpaste, video, and textiles.
This exhibition took place on the unseeded, occupied land of the Tiwa/Tewa Indigenous Peoples in what today is known as Albuquerque, NM. If you would like to learn more about these tribes and territories or about
whose indigenous land you are on, consider visiting https://native-land.ca