From a sociodemographic standpoint, I am a 45 year old educated, queer, mixed-race, white-passing, female bodied, Honduran-American artist. From a non-sociodemographic standpoint, I’m still those things, but manifest in 3D by the ethereal: experience, values, judgement, desire, need, love, motivation, inspiration, etc.
I once had a job as an analytical chemist for a pharmaceutical company (BA Chemistry - OSU) but then slowly pivoted to the arts (MFA Interdisciplinary Arts - SFU). The hats I wear are aplenty and at times I have been known to wear several at once: multi-disciplinary performance artist, writer, dancer, facilitator, technical director, lighting designer, and sound engineer.
Born in the Los Angeles area, I grew up in Portland then moved to Seattle before coming up to Vancouver BC. At present, I have no intention to move any further North.
As for my art, I love language and how it relates to the body.
I love surtitles, subtitles, and translation studies.
I love blurring the line between technician and performer.
I love the science and philosophy of sound - What is sound even? What are the effects of sound on our body, in our minds? How do our bodies/brains receive and interpret sound?
I’m motivated by considerations of accessibility - the show I am working on relies heavily on projected text, it is a lot to ask of an audience, to read for a sustained amount of time. How can I change the work to become accessible to those of different vision/hearing levels while maintaining the spirit and integrity of the piece?
The physics of sound inspires me. Sound is not a singular tiny object that travels along a wavy line from Point A to Point B. It is vibration - not a thing at all. Something (a voice, the slamming shut of a book, bird song) makes a molecule vibrate, which in turn makes the adjacent molecules vibrate, etc. A chain reaction radiating out in 3D. This has been a vital paradigm shift for me, a shift from thinking of singular entities on solo journeys to communities of entities vibrating in an iterative process.
I’m inspired to stop calling my ‘solo’ show a ‘solo’ show, for there is absolutely nothing I have done or will do that does not require the help/contribution/support/assistance of another.