International Capoeira Angola Foundation – New York

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My
 art
 career
 has
 toured
 a
 varied
 &
 winding 
path,
 through 
collaboration
 with
 various 
dance 
and 
theater 
groups,
 set
 and 
video 
design,
 teaching,
 community
 projects
 and 
art
 event
 production.
 I 
attempted
 to 
assimilate 
art‐making 
into 
every
 aspect 
of
 my 
life, 
only
 to
 realize 
that
 aligning 
it
 to
 its 
own
 space 
has
 given
 me 
the
 most
 freedom 
to 
focus 
on 
creating.

 Those
 experiences,
 however,
 did 
influence 
my
 methodology 
in 
ways 
that
 a
 direct
 artistic 
path
 would 
not
 have.
 It
 has
 become 
more
 important 
for
 me 
to
 expand
 concepts 
into
 a
 social,
 yet
 personal, 
story‐telling 
context
 and 
to
 conceive 
ways 
in 
which 
my 
2D 
work 
can 
expand
 through 
dimensional
 space,
 incorporating
 the 
audience
 and
 allowing 
them 
to 
affect
 the
 work
 and
 be 
part 
of 
the
 creative 
process.
 I 
aim 
to 
examine 
the
 possibilities 
in
 which
 printmaking
 can 
be 
incorporated 
into 
other 
2D 
media
 and 
ways 
in
 which 
I
 can
 utilize 
the
 repetition
 and
 processes 
of
 printmaking 
as
 a
 statement
 in 
my 
work. 
This
 has 
further
 led
 me 
to
 my
 current
 aesthetic goals‐
 to
 expose
 subtleties 
and 
to 
reveal
 the
 minor
 narratives lost 
in 
the
 bigger 
picture
 by
 removing
 imagery
 from 
its
 context
 & 
exploring 
the 
opportunities
 that
 arise
 for
 the 
viewer’s
 appropriation
 and 
ownership.

 I
 wish
 to
 continue 
creating
 large‐scale 
installation 
pieces 
collaboratively,
 which draw the
 viewer 
into
 a 
proactive role
 and
 result 
in
 a
 greater 
impact
 on
 the
 public. As an educator,
 I 
believe 
greater 
involvement 
creates 
a
 greater 
understanding and this
 public
 empowerment 
is 
a 
necessary 
objective 
in 
my
 art
making.