My father believed that venerating humans after death was problematic so he instructed us to make no shrines for him. This command from my late father inspired this installation. “NO SHRINES” is a cheeky and oxymoronic response to my father’s request in the face of my bereavement and explores the paradoxical relationship between final wishes and grief. Using shrines and memorials as a form of street art forces the viewer to examine how we honor the dead and engage in rituals that help us make sense of the nonsensical nature of mortality.
"Say HER NAME"
SUMMER 2020
A shrine honoring Breonna Taylor, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, and Sandra Bland.
"THE ROMATICS"
FEBRUARY 2021
"The Romantics" is a toxic love story of a gas mask girl and her plague doctor.
"MUST LOVE BALDWIN"
COMING SOON
A shrine honoring James Baldwin.
"JUSTICE FOR GEORGE"
MAY 2021
A shrine honoring the patron saint of Minnesota, Prince.
"THE USES OF ANGER"
SUMMER 2021
A short film that documents the constructive use of anger in the Rondo Community.
"ALL EYEZ ON ME"
FALL 2021
A shrine honoring Tupac Shakur.
"A QUEEN IN DRAG"
FALL 2021
A shrine honoring Marsha P. Johnson.
"THE ARTIST"
FALL 2021
A shrine honoring the patron saint of Minnesota, Prince.
"NO SHRINES"
FALL 2021
A shrine for Installment No. 1.