El Ganso
*Fitting session, working in progress. 12/04/18
El Ganso, is a part of large series of works, titled, the National Bird.
Workshops
Performance Art
Detroit, MI
October, 2018
Performance art,
The ritual of our Bodies
A 4-day long performance workshop entitled, "Performance Art: The Ritual of Our Bodies," was held on weekend days this past October from 11 am to 4 pm. Among the participant's artists was a group of students from the Print Media Department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art.
During this time, we embarked on a series of exercises to directly integrate what we regularly do in our lives and
use it in performance art. As such, we created several temporary altars.
The work inspired by traditional Latin American roots using elements of food, jewelry, garments, and sculptural forms to speak to current and relevant issues. The workshop’s artistic approach was influenced by
the works of such artists as Guillermo Gómez Peña, Balitronica Gómez,
Saul Garcia Lopez—La Pocha Nostra, and Yves Klein.
use it in performance art. As such, we created several temporary altars.
The work inspired by traditional Latin American roots using elements of food, jewelry, garments, and sculptural forms to speak to current and relevant issues. The workshop’s artistic approach was influenced by
the works of such artists as Guillermo Gómez Peña, Balitronica Gómez,
Saul Garcia Lopez—La Pocha Nostra, and Yves Klein.
Participants used practical knowledge through the use of sounds and movements to increase self-awareness and comfort in their own bodies and consciousness of the space surrounding them.
The project was intended for artists from any medium, with or without any experience in performance art, who were interested in exploring it further.
The space was facilitated by CAVE Detroit, an artist-led organization based in the Milwaukee Junction in Detroit.
The project was intended for artists from any medium, with or without any experience in performance art, who were interested in exploring it further.
The space was facilitated by CAVE Detroit, an artist-led organization based in the Milwaukee Junction in Detroit.
The National Bird
The National Bird, performance photography, single digital images, medium format. GIF file 0:20 sec, minutes on Loop. 2018. The National Bird is a series of performance art and sculpture works that comprise ideas of transnationalism and the meaning behind one’s citizenship and settlement. Inspired by migratory birds, the series focuses on three different birds: the Guacamaya or Macaw, the Goose, and the Bald Eagle. The National Bird invokes dances, rituals, and the privilege of choice; the customs that motivate the performance pieces come from around North and Central America. Each headpiece or mask resembles the different birds and is made from different materials, including chicken wire, gemstones, and plaster.
Volteado De Piña - Pineapple
Upsidedown Cake
Volteado De Piña - pineapple upsidedown cake, performance art, 2018.
AS220 Artist-in-residence; presented as part of the Queer Latinx Cabaret, on June 15th.
100 questions - Civic Test
Sample questions:
1. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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The Speaker of the House
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The President Pro Tempore
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The Vice President
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The Secretary of State
- Give up loyalty to other countries
- Disobey the laws of the United States
- Never travel outside the United States
- Not defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
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Congress shall make
- We the Colonists
- We the People
- We the British
Images:
- A220 Residency - with various items needed for the performance, including Guatemalan hand woven bands
- Table setup behind the audience inside the Black Box Teathe
- Residue of the performance, a table with all the ingridients to make a pineapple upside down cake
- Audience shot during the performance, picture by Shey Riv
- Iteration #02, Cherries
- Iteration #03, Rodajas de Piña
- Iteration #04, Caña de Azucar
Equilibrio
Performance Art
Photographs & Video
2017 — 2018
Equilibrio
Performance art. Inspired during the 2017-18 Fellowship award, ILI. Visited cities: San Antonio, TX, Grand Rapids, SD, and Jackson, MS. Forms: GIF file and printed photographs, various sizes.Equilibrio, performance
photography. 2018
Music: Macorina, Chavela Vargas
GIF file:
Duration: 23 seconds, 5 images
Text:
Equilibrio con los pies,
usando las manos... con ciudado,
siguiendo la linea,
paso a paso,
No mirando a los lados,
Looking ahead...
un saltito...
para atras...
al lado...
Equilibrio, do you know what I mean?
Equilibrium...