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Art MFA @ U of Wisconsin Madison
Perpetually naked.
I write words so you can feel things and I don’t have to.

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Today is the screening of the second edition of “Speculative Ecologies”, a side event of @viertewelleff. This short film program brings together works by directors from the FLINTA* community who explore the boundaries between the human and the non-human from different perspectives. They also explore the interaction between humans and technology, as well as multispecies transformations. Through their work, they conceive of alternative ways of living and coexisting, offering a glimpse into other possible worlds.

I’m happy to be in this edition:

Tissue, by Henna-Riikka Halonen
Caves of Our Insides, by Sabīne Šnē
Memories for an Unstable Future, by Sandrine Deumier
Becoming Bodily, by Sancha
Diatomata II, by Kayla Jean Smith
TR333, by April Forrest Lin
Elegy for the Upcoming Apocalypse, by Blue Naga
Critically, Almost Disappeared, Disappeared, by Ceci Prandini
The Fallen Clouds, by Josefina Buschmann Mardones

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SPECULATIVE ECOLOGIES: FILMMAKER’S NOTE 🎬

Blue Naga (@thisbluecreature), director of 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙨𝙚, invites you to join 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 on September 17th at Lichtblick Kino.

In a future where humanity has abandoned Earth, a stranded astronaut returns to the planet from which their species once emerged, only to discover that their body has become alien to this world.

A short film from Thailand (3’51’’), exploring ecological estrangement, human exceptionalism, and what it means to return home and no longer belong.

📅 September 17th, 2026
📍 Lichtblick Kino, Berlin (@lichtblick_kino)
🎟️ Tickets on sale now! (link in bio)

Speculative Ecologies is a side event of Vierte Welle Film Festival, organized by Sorora e.V. (@sororaev) in collaboration with Karne Kunst (@karne_kunst), Lichtblick Kino (@lichtblick_kino) and Cibercamp (@cibercamp). Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin.

#SpeculativeEcologies #Porosities #VierteWelle #FeministSciFi #PosthumanEcologies

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SPECULATIVE ECOLOGIES 2026 - POROSITIES | TRAILER 🌿

We are living in an age when the boundaries of the human body seem to be dissolving. The high concentrations of nanoplastics found in the human brain, a byproduct of extreme pollution, pose a challenge: rethink what boundaries mean, and see porosity as an opportunity to “stay with the trouble.”

Porosities starts from there: from the conviction that the boundaries separating the living from the inert, the organic from the technological, the individual from their environment, are primarily cultural constructs. Yet moving beyond these constructs allows us to see that these boundaries are permeable, that they blur and transmute.

Porosities is an invitation to speculate about life and companionship in possible worlds.

The program has been curated by Bárbara Bielitz (@laecha).

📅 September 17th, 2026
📍 Lichtblick Kino, Berlin (@lichtblick_kino)
🎟️ Tickets on sale now! (link in bio)

Speculative Ecologies is a side event of Vierte Welle Film Festival, organized by Sorora e.V. (@sororaev) in collaboration with Karne Kunst (@karne_kunst), Lichtblick Kino (@lichtblick_kino) and Cibercamp (@cibercamp). Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin.

#SpeculativeEcologies #Porosities #VierteWelle #FeministSciFi #PosthumanEcologies

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𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 | 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 🌿

On September 17th, Speculative Ecologies - Porosities brings together nine short films that explore porous boundaries between the organic and the technological, the human and the more-than-human, and the natural and the constructed.

These are the nine short films selected for this year’s Speculative Ecologies. The program has been curated by Bárbara Bielitz (@laecha).

𝙏𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚. Directed by Henna Riikka Halonen (@hennasriikkas)
Finland | 10’39’’

𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨. Directed by Sabīne Šnē (@sabinesne)
Latvia | 6’

𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. Directed by Sandrine Deumier (@sandrinedeumier)
France | 4’39’’

𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙮. Directed by Sancha (@sancha.mll)
Portugal | 6’40’’

𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙄𝙄 𝙁𝘾. Directed by Kayla Jean Smith (@kaylajean_smth)
USA | 1’55’’

𝙏𝙍𝟯𝟯𝟯. Directed by april forrest lin 林森 (@a_f__lin)
UK | 10’

𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙨𝙚. Directed by Blue Naga (@thisbluecreature)
Thailand | 3’51’’

𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 | 𝘼𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 | 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙. Directed by Ceci Prandini (@ceciprandini)
Spain | 5’55’’ min

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙨. Directed by Josefina Buschmann Mardones (@jocefina)
Chile | 16’52’’

Swipe through to discover the selected films and their stories.

📅 September 17th, 2026
📍 Lichtblick Kino, Berlin (@lichtblick_kino)
🎟️ Tickets on sale now! (link in bio)

Speculative Ecologies is a side event of Vierte Welle Film Festival, organized by Sorora e.V. (@sororaev) in collaboration with Karne Kunst (@karne_kunst), Lichtblick Kino (@lichtblick_kino) and Cibercamp (@cibercamp). Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin.

#SpeculativeEcologies #Porosities #VierteWelle #FeministSciFi #posthumanecologies

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𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙, | 𝟭𝟬’𝟯𝟵’’
𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧: 𝙃𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙖-𝙍𝙞𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙖 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣 (@hennasriikkas)

Tissue (The Stage of your Skin) counters speculatively the optimized representations of the body and the demand for high perf

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tiny travel sketchbook is my new obsession! Here are what I drew in 2-3 weeks in norcal for artist residency trip :) enjoy 🦭

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what I brought from the trip; jade(looking rocks) from the river that I might use for my film & local farmers market and thrifting finds & works from fellow residents and local artists.. thank you all 💖

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Inspired by the sacred timelessness of the redwoods and my incredible spring residency @creekside.arts , I created The Offering Tree, an art installation for Creekside in Bloom and @ncopenstudios. The installation was in a forest clearing with vibrant panels by @laurieshapiroart hung overhead, and the site of a powerful performance piece by @carissalillianclark

Words are not enough to convey how special the residency was to me, so I created this ❤️ Following is the sign for visitors that accompanied the work:
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This installation of collages is my heartfelt offering of gratitude to the wonderful people of Creekside Arts, the special community that surrounds it, and the natural beauty that nourishes us all. Please take a collage with my blessing!

The 40 mini-collages are made with papers I painted myself and hung with hemp cord. Each collage is inscribed with a line from the Metta meditation, or loving-kindness meditation, a Buddhist practice for cultivating compassion for ourselves and others:

May I/you be safe.
May I/you be healthy.
May I/you be happy.
May I/you be full of peace.

My installation occupies and is woven into the historical traces of an altar installation originally created by Creekside Arts residents Rick Gradone and Clementine (Wright) Zenner in 2023. The altar first served as a spiritual centerpiece for the residents’ community engagement project with Trajectory, a career development program for fine artists and artisans with disabilities, and later became a place for North Coast Open Studios visitors to offer their blessings and intentions.

Learning the history of my installation’s site only deepened my reverence for the generosity of spirit I have found here. It is my joy to carry this spirit forward.
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Shout-outs and much affection to my fellow residents @thisbluecreature @carissalillianclark @janeszabophoto @laurieshapiroart and @kangminlim_art . Also of course to @creekside.arts @calderbullwinkle @tanyabullwinkle 🫶🏽🫶🏽
Special thanks to @rickgradoneprojects and @clementine_zen_clay_ 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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See the work by two Class of 2026 MFA @wisalumni, two MFA Candidates, and two local Madison artists on display during the @overturegalleries Summer 2026 exhibitions opening tomorrow, June 9th through August 30th! Attend the reception on Thursday, June 25th from 5:30-8:30pm, with the Artist Talks starting at 6pm on the Rotunda Stage.

In the exhibition Echoes Between Us in Gallery I, MFA alumna @fatemehhh_faniii & @artist.rlo21 create work that “echoes memories emerging from a shrouded haze.” Through a variety of media, they transform pain into resonance that invites viewers to recognize what often passes unnoticed.

For the exhibition Natural Bodies in Gallery II, MFA Candidates @thisbluecreature and @cielskal blur the boundaries between the human body and the natural world. This exhibition reflects on the intimacy and solidarity between the environment and the feminine experience, while tracing the layered histories that have shaped how both land and body are perceived, valued and inhabited.

And in the exhibition Shadow Work in Gallery III, the works of MFA alumna @1889__lover and @chele.ramos.7 explore the realms unseen by the naked eye; behind shadows lie places unexplored, whether in the mind, memory or earth.

overture.org/engage/galleries/

#artsatuw #artist #uwgrad #wisalumni #artexhibition

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This Saturday, May 10th at 12:30pm, it’s Live from the @meadwitterschoolofmusic: The Planets, a piano duo by @deirdre.brenner and @sibila_konstantinova, including original film works by @_blakebarit, Charlie Borowicz, Philip Denvir, @tjhill, and MFA Candidates @clawdeeaw, @tinathemaker, and @thisbluecreature.

In the wake of @nasa’s recent journey around the far side of the moon, pianists Deirdre Brenner and Sibila Konstantinova present a multimedia performance exploring our collective relationship to the galaxy. The concert combines the original 2-piano version of the celebrated seven movement work, The Planets, by composer Gustav Holst (composed prior to the better known orchestral version), with a world-premiere 2-piano arrangement by @dobrinka_tabakova of “Tectonic” from her Earth Suite, composed originally in 2018 for the @bbc Concert Orchestra.

Each movement of the program will be presented alongside an original video exploring the ideas which inspired these compositions. Tabakova writes, “the overwhelming force of Nature” is at the heart of the concept of her Earth Suite, while Holst was inspired by a deep interest in astrology.

This free event will also be streamed live, find out more at: music.wisc.edu/event/live-from-mwsom-the-planets/

#artsatuw #artist #uwgrad #videoart #film

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to the show that brought me back to loving theater, to making music, to shakespeare, to myself and was the most incredible healing and rewarding process-- i love you, twelve ophelias you will forever have my heart

TWELVE OPHELIAS - A PLAY WITH BROKEN SONG
by caridad svich
directed by amelia eichmeier and rachel reichard
lighting design: matthais gotscha and jove stueber
sound design: evan edwards
dramaturgy: ruby dudasik
costume design: arje wilson

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12 Ophelias (A Play with Broken Song) by Caridad Svich
Spring 2026, 4010 Vilas

Directors: Rachel Reichard and Amelia Eichmeier
Music Director and arranger: Amelia Eichmeier
Choreographer: Rachel Reichard
Dramaturg: Ruby Dudasik
Lighting Designer: Jove Stueber
Asst. Lighting Designer: Matt Goscha
Costume Designer: Arje Wilson
Sound Designer: Evan Edward
Set designer: Arje Wilson
Board Operator: Matt Goscha

OPHELIA: Miranda Faist
RUDE BOY (Hamlet): Nathan Lipkin
H (Horatio): Blake Beam
R (Rosencrantz): Alex Sheremeta
G (Guildenstern): Madison Gieryn
GERTRUDE: Blue Naga
MINA: Jenny Duarte Castillo
OPHELIA DOUBLE/CHORUS: Anna D’Alessandro
OPHELIA CHORUS: Eloise Slipper, Haley Street, Emily Mattson

Photos by Zoe Howard

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How should I your true love know?
Shall I catch a jingle jangle?
Shall I take you down and drop your crown?
Shall I wear a spingle spangle?

This show was awesome I loved doing it so much

and apparently i’m only attractive when beating up nathan lipkin with a mandolin on my back

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Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8th at 5pm, join us for a special Spring 2026 Visiting Artist Colloquium public lecture event as our graduate students earning their Masters degrees present their body of work, hosted by the @chazenartuw at the Chazen Auditorium!

Get details & reserve your seat at: art.wisc.edu/public-programs/

A Mexican American artist & educator from Yakima, Washington, currently based in Madison, Wisconsin, Christie Tirado draws inspiration from the rich tradition of relief block printing, her work explores the impact of migration on culture, identity, traditions, memories, & histories, with a particular focus on labor-related migration within Mexican diasporas. Deeply rooted in personal familial histories, her practice reflects how cultural memory is carried & translated across generations. Through cultural exploration & her artistic practice, her work examines the layered narratives of migration & how traditions remain alive through the ongoing practice of everyday rituals & embodied gestures.

Tirado earned her BA from @uofwa, her Master’s in Teaching from @hueagles, & is an Education Graduate Research Scholar completing her MFA in Printmaking at the @uwmadison. Previously, Tirado served as a project assistant at @uwt&empress. Her artwork has been exhibited & collected nationally at @uwt&empress, @tacomaartmuseum, @sanfranciscostate, @sonomastateuniversity, @sunvalleymuseum & @la_productora_grafica, among others, & has been featured in the news, including @highcountrynews, @propublica, & @wisconsinpublicradio.

See Tirado’s MFA Thesis exhibition Cosechando Historias on display thru June 5th at the @latinoartsinc's Latino Arts Gallery in Milwaukee, Monday-Friday, 10:30am-7:30pm. $1 donation per visitor requested. latinoartsinc.org/exhibits/cosech&o-historias-by-christie-tirado/

Each Wednesday from 5–6:15pm this Spring, attend weekly lectures in person by some of the nation’s most prominent visiting artists, critics, & gallery & museum directors at @uwmadison at the Visiting Artist Colloquium! Discover the latest developments in Fine Art, Craft, & Design at our free public talks.

#UWMadison #artsatuw #artschool #artisttalk #madisonwi

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