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@virginiachihotaofficial ’s deeply introspective practice unfolds as a search for self, belonging, and spiritual transformation. Working across screen-printing, drawing, and painting, she creates layered, dreamlike compositions in which figures emerge, dissolve, and reappear through fields of color, texture, and gesture.  Guided by intuition and what she describes as “a sustained act of listening,” Virginia’s works meditate on intimacy, kinship, faith, bereavement, motherhood, and the shifting emotional landscapes that shape the human experience. Every work of art is an extension of self, an expression of Virginia’s soul.  I had the pleasure of speaking with Virginia for the most recent episode of Permanent Daydream. At the end of our conversation, one that moved me deeply, Virginia told me, “In this world, a lot is possible.” Those words have lingered with me since.  I’m honored to share our conversation with you; give it a listen via the link in bio.  Portrait Credit: Deniz Guzel Handisi kuda zvekutaura asi ndakazara (I Don’t Want to Speak Yet Fully) II Photo by Lance Brewer © Courtesy of the artist and Nicola Vassell Gallery Virginia on the process of bringing a work of art to life Munei mandiri (What Do I Have in Me) Photo by Lance Brewer © Courtesy of the artist and Nicola Vassell Gallery On surrendering to the artistic process Ndombundira zvese (I Embrace All) Virginia Chihota.  Photo by Lance Brewer © Courtesy of the artist and Nicola Vassell Gallery by @aselodie
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19 days ago
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Architect, writer, and DJ @dariencarr_ is one of the most interesting people I know. At the time that we met, I had a tendency to categorize people rather neatly. You were either an athlete or an artist, committed either to the mind or the body. Everything was either/or. I didn’t have the maturity or life experience to understand that the people who are the most curious—and, I would argue, the most free—feel comfortable taking on various identities. Darien surprised me. They played football for our alma mater and released albums under the moniker Rico Alice. In an environment that rewarded conformity, I admired their ability to trust their instincts and lean into what they enjoyed doing. After receiving a degree in Social Studies, Darien went on to receive a Master’s in Architecture from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. At the heart of their creative practice is an interest in “the ontology of architecture as a temporal act, as it relates to society, sound culture, and diaspora.” Darien’s relationship to space is deeply rooted in music; the bio for their Soundcloud, the home of Desire Lines, a series of mixes they release monthly, is fittingly described as “tracing space through sound.” For the latest edition of the Daydream Dispatch, Darien reflects on their evolving relationship to architecture, a visit to the Menil Collection in Houston, and more. Read at the link in bio 🔗 by @aselodie
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a month ago
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Last year, I had the opportunity to visit @patrickeugeneart’s studio. The space radiated warmth. On his canvases were ochres ranging from yellow to brown, rich carmines and iridescent ivories. The figures inhabiting them were of another time, their expressions full of quietude and reflection. These scenes brought to mind the sepia-toned photographs of my ancestors, images I cherished as a little girl.  I felt an immediate kinship as Patrick spoke of his relationship to his Haitian heritage. The stories his parents shared with him echoed the ones relayed by mine—of being teased and tormented for their difference, of being perpetually misunderstood. I related to the reverence with which Patrick spoke about his ancestors, the beauty in their dignity, the depth and richness of our culture. How our homes were portals to elsewhere, a land, despite our status as children of America, we were forever bound to. Underlying Patrick’s work is an understanding of art as a form of inheritance. His work asks what survives migration, what one generation leaves for another, and how one honors the past while simultaneously making way for the future. For the latest episode of @permanentdaydream, I spoke with Patrick about his unconventional path from finance to art, the role of family and community in shaping his practice, his collaboration with @Dior for the Lady Dior Art Project, and more.  You can listen wherever you get your podcasts via the link in bio. 🔗 Portraits by Heather Sten by @aselodie
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2 months ago
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In her debut book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality, writer, researcher, and aborisa Gabrielle Felder explores African spiritual traditions, particularly Ifá, as a framework for reimagining community, identity, and liberation. Through the five blessings of Ifá—Àikú (longevity), Àjé (wealth and prosperity), Oko/Aya (partnership), Ọmọ (children), and Iségun (victory over negative forces)—Gabrielle reveals how Black communities have long cultivated resilience through ancestral knowledge, kinship, mutual aid, and collective care, offering a vision of abundance that extends beyond Western measures of success. I sat down with @gfx_prints to discuss her path to Ifá, the influence of ancestry and family on her spiritual practice, her work as a doula, and more.  Visit the link in bio to listen wherever you get your podcasts 💫🔗 by @aselodie
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2 months ago
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Painter @lindsaybriadams approaches abstraction as both a formal language and philosophical framework. Her practice is akin to musical composition; each mark functions like a note, colors melding to create harmonies and melodies. Drawing from Black cultural and literary traditions, Lindsay’s luminous canvases explore memory, migration, ancestry, and the many emotional realities that shape the human experience. In this most recent episode of @permanentdaydream, I spoke with Lindsay to discuss her most recent exhibition SOIL at @seankellygallery, leaving the traditional workforce to pursue art, living with cerebral palsy, and the role research plays in her practice. Listen to our conversation via the link in bio. 💫 Image credits: Iam Vecchiotti and Erin Morgan Taylor by @aselodie
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4 months ago
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Heather McCalden’s wonderfully inventive and deeply moving book The Observable Universe is unlike anything I’ve ever read, a book you experience rather than read. It’s a memoir and a mystery, an investigation and work of cultural commentary. The throughline is an obsession with virality; Heather lost both of her parents to AIDS when she was a child. Years later, in the throes of grief following the death of her grandmother Nivia, Heather started researching the history of HIV and discovered that the history of the virus and the internet ran on parallel timelines. That discovery led her down a fascinating rabbit hole, where virality began to take on a multitude of meanings. We plunge down that rabbit hole with her, a journey that takes us into unexpected territory and offers no definite conclusions. At the book’s center is a heart that thrums with grief, a heart that knows that to be alive is to be transformed on a cellular level.  For the second episode of @permanentdaydream, I spoke with Heather about grief, writing’s relationship to the body, unresolved endings, and more. Listen via the link in bio 🔗 by @aselodie
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5 months ago
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Edwidge Danticat and @manuelmathieu have been in conversation for years, a dialogue that stretches across mediums, generations, and ways of knowing. Their work speaks to one another in the language of memory, migration, and imagination. I grew up surrounded by Edwidge’s books. In a mostly white, Southern suburban town, her words became a guiding light, proof that I, too, could write, and that my experience as the daughter of Haitian immigrants was worthy of documentation.  Years later, I connected with Manuel around the release of his line of perfumes, a trio of scents rooted in his intimate memories of Haiti. Like Edwidge, Manuel’s practice—whether on canvas or through scent—carries a commitment to remembering and reimagining what it means to live and create from the fractures of history. In her book Creating Dangerously, Edwidge writes, “Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I’ve always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them… Somewhere, if not now, then maybe years in the future, a future that we may have yet to dream of, someone may risk his or her life to read us. Somewhere, if not now, then maybe years in the future, we may also save someone’s life, because they have given us a passport, making us honorary citizens of their culture.” I can’t think of two better guests for the first episode of Permanent Daydream. Edwidge and Mathieu reflect on their creative journeys, tracing the origins of their respective practices and the formative moments that gave them permission to see themselves as artists. Their conversation is a meditation on empathy, the role of the artist, and what it means to create dangerously in these times. Thank you @andrea__smith for dreaming up the perfect logo, @mickmak92 for the thoughtful edits, and @levmamuya for creating the score that brought this project to life! Listen via the link in bio & wherever you get your podcasts 💌 by @aselodie
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6 months ago
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Grace Jones, Studio 54 (1970s) by Ming Smith #MingSmith #GraceJones #Kamoinge #PermanentDaydream by @aselodie
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7 months ago
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Three portraits by Consuelo Kanaga #PermanentDaydream #ConsueloKanaga #Photography by @aselodie
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7 months ago
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Through sculpture, painting, publishing, and design, @avakaufman investigates pathways for handwork and connection to the natural world in contemporary life. She creates garments that beg to be lived in—a sky blue hoodie in double face cashmere, an Italian cotton shirt punctuated by a flush of forest green. Brimming with tactility, Ava’s work brings to mind the erotic as defined by Audre Lorde, that “source of power” that is “an assertion of lifeforce.” For the latest Daydream Dispatch, Ava shares excerpts from The Gift, her diary, and a series of playlists encapsulating the past few years. Link in bio 🔗💌 by @aselodie
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7 months ago
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Billboard from Truisms series (1978-87) by Jenny Holzer #PermanentDaydream #Truisms #JennyHolzer by @aselodie
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7 months ago
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El rapto, Juchitán, México (The Abduction, Juchitán, Mexico) (1986) by Graciela Iturbide #PermanentDaydream #GracielaIturbide #Photography #MexicanArtists by @aselodie
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