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It’s the fifth and final day of @dianaeusebiostudio’s takeover of the @wophafoundation socials! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Sharing some recent photos of my artist residency in Vermont @eighthhouseresidency. I’ve been in VT for over a week now.

The process of rinsing out my naturally dyed photographs in the river deserves its own post. What an otherworldly experience when nature goes back into nature, as you see the river turn red with cochinilla dye. 

I first tested the pH of the water to see if the dye would be welcome in the rivers water. I can’t help but remember something my mom would always tell me about entering virgin natural spaces: to ask the land or “pacha mama” for permission before entering.

I feel fully welcome in Vermont. I’m still processing the small town culture and that I’m in fact in the U.S. Being from Miami, I’ve only encountered people swimming in rivers in the DR, the mountains in Peru, and the small town camaraderie outside the U.S, such as in Oaxaca, Mexico. Farmers grow crops and generously share, townspeople wave at each other although strangers, and people just have time— to connect, to dip, to enjoy. 

I wish to come back here with my family one day, so they can experience a small town culture that could remind them of the Latin American countryside.

What a unique town of 1,100 people Rochester is.  Thank you @katharina.francoise for welcoming me to your hometown with open arms. I’ve enjoyed creating a studio space in the @eighthhouseresidency house and extending my practice outdoors as well. ❤️
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