Jenny Polak talks about her piece, Host - Emergency Sleeping Systems for Undocumented Guests, a site-specific installation at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis, created in response to the story of Barbara Kremer who sheltered in her home 24 people from immigration raids on workers at a meat packing factory in Worthington MN in 2006. Watch … Continue reading Making Invisible the Visible
Month: November 2017
Constructivism & Disequilibrium
As I begin to make an effort towards synthesizing the data I've gathered through the Invisibility Lab over the last few months, I find this article by Sandy Speicher particularly relevant and potentially helpful... Knowledge doesn’t exist in the world, and you don’t acquire it: Knowledge exists in our own minds, through our own active … Continue reading Constructivism & Disequilibrium
NY Mag: How to Make It in the Art World
Hehe... Here are the rules... Don't be invisible. http://nymag.com/arts/art/rules/
Flowers of Democracy: Women in the Ukraine and other places of conflict…
"During the last 2 years the situation in my country, as in many other countries in conflict, has become more and more patriarchal. The position of women, especially in war areas, is so difficult. Ideas that the place of women is just in the kitchen, to take care of their men and give birth, are … Continue reading Flowers of Democracy: Women in the Ukraine and other places of conflict…
Intersectionalty & Positionality
Finally! A description of "Positionality" I can understand. From Zetta Elliott's blog: I woke at 4am this morning knowing I had to be up soon to catch my 7am train to Baltimore. This cold seemed to be over—I made it through yesterday without sneezing once—but today I woke with an impossible headache and by the … Continue reading Intersectionalty & Positionality
Protected: NOV. 8 CRIT SESSION & PROCESS POST
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Protected: A Bumpy Re-Entry
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