Resilience Story

Through rain there’s a spiritual and cultural downpour that floods the gallery with objects that represent sacred ceremonial practices. This show is about redemption through imprisonment and generational movement. The work reflects the relationship between me, and my father, and the rituals and histories passed from one generation to the next through walls. In the space viewers encounter drawings on paño, which are works on fabric traditionally created by Chicano prisoners from the south and southwestern United States. These works express feelings of loss, progress, hope, love, and highlight stories of resilience. This work is about the act of trying to recover the truth buried in the past, while simultaneously putting to rest prior memories and traumas. As a result, there’s a wrestling with fate and faith in the space and an inner and outer contemplation through self-reflection which mirrors previous trials and tribulations. Here legacy is woven into the fabric of the work through materials like ballpoint pen, silver, tin milagros, and stained glass. Items that hold divine and transformative power, and the ability to recontextualize one’s destiny.