Work-in-Progress: Biba Bell
excavating the room began with a reoccurring dream I've had since childhood, and has turned into an inquiry about the where of artistic labor as a kind of memory work and the architectures in which this labor takes up residence. It is about how my body fits into temporal structures that act like live dermal archives of family, past, and conceptions of home. It is about how these structures become a place to commune and share; how these structures are also snares. It is about dwelling in the gaps of openings between the known and the unknown of the past. excavating the room is an iterative dance performance.
Collaborators include Norman Douglas (words) and Julio Efrain Dominguez (scenic), and draws inspiration from the writings of artists Madeline Gins and Arakawa, Eyal Weisman, and Chris Krauss. Video: The Fleet.
In response to social isolation guidelines, Kresge Arts in Detroit asked Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients to give us a glimpse into their current and recent projects. Participating artists received stipends of $150, a quick response pivot of resources that could be implemented by the program as an immediate - albeit small level - of support to Detroit area artists.