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STATEMENT OF WORK
In Bilbaoarte residency i started working on my project and this is what i can say
I dig into the surface. It melts. The story shifts from the present to the past, then back to the present, and it has changed. It is a transformed story, a shifted one, but some of the same molecules and atoms remain, a 3D memory landscape: Teeth, a crashed plastic milk container, a fish head.
I ate the earth. I needed to taste it. I got sick.
Keep trying. A sentence. A sense. A sentence.
She hides from the sundown inside a cricket hole. The word is absent. Should I consult the traitor Google? Birds, holes, trees... woodpecker. The peacekeeper, the woodpecker needs.
I ate more earth and drank the snow; the communion. Extrange.
The landscape is white, frozen, cold.
I drive across the landscape of a situation.
Do not take the right road; the left is less dangerous.
I have the taste of chocolate cookies in my mouth and brain.
What am I doing here? Which landscape is the future?
I need to imagine another landscape
Still working on the visual memory and this is before BilbaoArte residency
"During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, my connection with the natural world deepened, despite already working extensively with related themes, such as burnt forests in New Mexico. I observed firsthand how humans interact with their environment in Massachusetts, where vibrant greenery can overwhelm the senses and nature orchestrates a daily symphony of leaves and sounds.
I was deeply troubled to witness an electric company indiscriminately cutting down centuries-old trees. Despite a prolonged outcry from concerned citizens, the company dismissed their protests as a mere mistake, one they claimed could be rectified. Not every action, however, can be undone, and this irreversible loss struck a chord within me.
Motivated to act, I mobilized people around me, reflecting on the role of artists in responding to such environmental challenges. I initiated a project to create art pieces using the trunks of the felled trees. I marked selected trees with orange spray paint and informed the company not to include them in their biomass clearance.
This experience reinforced my belief in the power of art to provoke thought, initiate dialogue, and advocate for our natural world. It reminded me of the importance of standing up for what we believe in, even in the face of irreversible decisions."