Art Work Samples for 2021 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship

I need you to know that even though you’re not here, you’re here (Juanita)
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.
Clay, sand, wood, pigment, cotton, herbs, crystals.
188 x 80 x 110 cm / 74 x 31 1/2 x 43inches

 

Mother with Child and the Imminent Possibility of an Endless Journey.⁣
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.⁣
Glass beads, nylon thread, brass, clay, acrylic. ⁣
20 x 8 x 8 cm / 8 x 3 x 3inches⁣

 

Toolbox for manoeuvring through deep inner constellations. ⁣
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.⁣⁣
Fluorite, rose quartz, orange calcite, clay, sand, cotton.
18 x 7 x 5 cm – 7 x 2 3/4 x 2inches⁣⁣ (closed)
18 x 18 x 3,5 cm – 7 x 7 x 1 1/4inches (open)

 

What if I told you that our most memorable moments are yet to come?
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.⁣
Plastic gemstones, copper, clay, acrylic.
21 x 15 x 8 cm / 8 x 6 x 3inches⁣

 

I thought you would never ask. ⁣
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.⁣⁣
Mangano calcite, coconut soil, brass, clay, acrylic, UV light.⁣
19 x 10 x 8 cm – 7 1/2 x 4 x 3inches⁣⁣

 

Objects dance all around us.
From the series ‘Spirit Vessels’, 2020.⁣⁣
Clay, soil, sand, lemon chrysoprase, glass beads, grass, cotton thread, polyester strap, steel buckle, acrylic.
30 x 11 x 6cm – 12 x 4 5/16 x 2 5/16inches

 

Untitled #12 (Dance)
From the Peak of Eternal Light series, 2018.
Lunar regolith simulant, vapour deposited aluminium aerospace film, brass, steel.
125 x 60 x 5cm – 49 1/4 x 60 1/2 x 2inches

 

Untitled #1 (Vessel).
From the Peak of Eternal Light series, 2017.
Vapour deposited aluminium aerospace film, lunar regolith simulant.
20 x 18 x 17cm – 7 3/4 x 7 x 2 3/4inches

 

Dangun, the Legendary Founder of Korea.
From the On Distant Objects and Hungry Gods, 2017.
Embroidery and appliqué on cotton.
180 x 135cm – 70 7/8 x 53 1/8inches.

 

Design Museum Dharavi, 2016.
Mixed media
Dimensions variable