#Constructsandcontextrelativity

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You can only see where you're going when looking backward. I am wrapping up the Constructs and Context Relativity series and enjoying the revelations of reflection. I've been writing a lot about the works, and through review, I've discovered new entry points and perspectives to approach each iteration. Iteration and Artistic Content: 1. Constructs and Context Relativity I : Material constructions in space and the activation of historical cultural memory through performance 2. Constructs and Context Relativity II: ephemeral/systemic constructions that inform one’s spatial perception 3. Constructs and Context Relativity III: Spatial practices in ethnic vernacular spaces/ Dancehall and my father’s lived experience in conceived space

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MASS MoCA Asset 4 Artists Open Studios, September 2018

For 2 weeks, while at MASS MoCA’s Asset 4 Artists studio workshop, I further developed research on my forthcoming project, “Constructs and Context Relativity." I enjoyed my time in retreat reading, exploring the museum’s amazing collection and continuing research on my forthcoming project.  

Although this project is in it’s beginning stages, I enjoyed the time spent here at MASS MoCA’s Asset 4 Artists studio residency further developing research, gathering materials and writing. What was presented during MASS MoCA’s  Asset 4 Artists open studios was not the work in its self but a culmination of daily experimentation and research exhibited in a studio installation. I played with object semantics, did self-portraiture with gathered materials, wrote and reflected on earlier images captured this spring for this project in particular. 

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Acrylic and grip on branches, 2018

Work in development from my forthcoming series, Constructs and Context Relativity. Shot during the Spring of 2018.

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Work in Progress. Experimenting with bending metal (for prototyping and fabrication) while working steadily towards an official design. Really enjoying this exploration and the places it has taken me regarding production. #constructsandcontextrelativity

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A daily exercise of shifting perception and practice. Within this context, I am utilizing the stabilizing force of my construct as pillar to balance the offset of my body. Working steadily toward the official filming of this performance from my forthcoming series Construct and Context Relativity.

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Performance I of VIII

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It is a wrap! 4 #Film rolls of experimentation, research, and preparation for my forthcoming performance at NURTUREart. Thank you MASS MoCA Asset 4 Artist for having me. I enjoyed my time spent within your 2-week workshop. Brooklyn, here I come!  Excited and I haven’t even begun production!