about

I build sensorial performances and dynamic objects that create portals into reflective zones where the contemporary timeline confronts historical ancestral moments. In these liminal spaces we can investigate Latinie/x experiences of colonization, crises and transition that manifested diaspora and distance from our indigenous culture. My research is scholarly, physical and community based as a triad that unlocks hidden memories within our bodies and brings it to the forefront of our collective mind.

I propose forms of reparations through connecting with the land we live with. Foraging natural clay and making site specific brick from historical methods, bricks become land altars for neighborhood use. I study the Tonalpoawlli a Nahua (indigenous Mexican) spiritual calendar and knowledge base from my collaborator Izayo Mazehualli, and together we create performances that share intricate queer inclusive narratives that expand Mexican identity. I make incense based on a particular parcel of land and the scents of their ecosystem. I involve forms of martial arts that speak to ideas of protection and racial equity. In these materials, relationships and movement forms I find greater purpose, that attaches me to my generational being as an educator, performer and altar maker.