Social Practice

Transient
Prizer Arts and Letters Gallery, Austin, TX

Audio

2019-20

Transient explores issues related to immigration, belonging, and displacement. An ongoing, immersive sound/sculpture project staged in intimate locations, Transient investigates what it means to feel (or not feel) a sense of belonging in relation to space due to ethnicity or the language one speaks.

The work includes multilingual audio testimonials from immigrants sharing stories of their struggles with losing and trying to create a home. Visitors are invited to add personal reflections on where they feel most at home. Transient is a meditation on residential spaces, our relationship to them, and to each other. Who “belongs” in a particular place? What does it take to feel welcome somewhere new? What if it doesn’t happen?

City-Building Workshop

2020-present

One of my favorite workshops invites participants to imagine and collaboratively design an entirely new city. Through guided discussion, drawing, and collective map-making, small groups develop neighborhoods, public spaces, infrastructure, and stories, discovering how individual ideas can evolve into a shared vision.

The workshop encourages creativity, communication, and problem-solving while introducing participants to fundamental concepts of architecture, community, and place-making. Each city is unique, limited only by the imagination of the group.

The workshop has been especially successful with middle and high school students but can be adapted for any age group.

Selected Workshops:
Provincetown IB School - Provincetown, MA (2024)
Red Wing High School - Red Wing, MN (2023)
Project Row Houses Community Gallery - Houston, TX (2023)
Corsicana High School - Corsicana, TX (2021)
McColl Center for Art + Innovation (Virtual) - Charlotte, NC (2020)

Press:
https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/anderson-center-residency-program-brings-artist-to-rwhs/article_b392e5e4-613e-11ee-84f0-67eed6fab0a7.html

Momentum
City of Austin Artist-in-Residence Solo Exhibition, Austin, TX

2018

Momentum was the culminating exhibition of my residency with the City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department. Visitors were invited to have their photograph taken in front of a large projection of a fluorescent green pond created during a watershed dye-trace study--transforming a scientific visualization into a participatory experience that highlighted the effects of climate change on local waterways and the vital work of Watershed staff.

Heads or Tails, solo exhibition
Pixadot Imaging, Dallas, TX

2014

Heads or Tails brought together a series of interactive installations centered on communication, language, and group activity. Rather than observing the work from a distance, visitors were invited to speak, write, listen, and collaborate, transforming the exhibition into a space for shared discovery.

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