The idea of Kali Simmons illustrates that kinship is not simply shorthand for family or peers; it is an entire system that structures how one moves through the world(Simmons, 2019). She reinforced to me the absolute intimacy and the integration of the indigenous people towards biological assemblages and land. I am deeply moved by the belief in indigenous lives that merge with and remain connected to nature. I made three headpieces using natural materials such as feathers, fur, branches, and linen. They speak to the other forms of life that exist outside the Anthropocene purview.

Simmons, K. (2019). Reorientations; or, An Indigenous Feminist Reflection on the Anthropocene. JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies 58(2), 174-179.  doi:10.1353/cj.2019.0012.

Kinship

Kinship, 2019, Mask, 65 x 16 x 15 inches

Kinship, 2021, Mask, 60 x 16 x 15 inches

Kinship, 2020, Mask, 55 x 16 x 10 inches