Notes is a space for sharing recent updates, fieldwork reflections, and ongoing questions that shape my practice. Rooted in relation and reciprocity, these entries trace the evolving contours of collaborative work, research, and creative inquiry.
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Endless Wellspring at Kuruvungna
Co-presented by LAND and the Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation, Endless Wellspring is a series of free public programs at Kuruvungna Village Springs that celebrates Tongva art and culture. Co-organized by Mercedes Dorame, artist and Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation board member, and Christopher Mangum-James, LAND deputy director, with support from artist and scholar Lili Flores Aguilar.
Pathway Ecologies
Jackie Amézquita’s Retracing Migrations, Mesoamerican Cosmology, and Futurity. An Essay for Amézquita’s solo exhibition, Nuestro Norte siempre a sido el Sur, at Charlie James Gallery (2024).
Dissertation: Rightful relations
Toward Decolonial Methodologies in Community-Based Art-Making Practices