Eu Mino Minas Gerais
(I Mine Minas Gerais) Project
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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The title of this project centers around the word “Minas,” which translates as "mining," in reference to local mining industry that pulls iron from the vivd, mineral-rich dirt. It also references the Brazilian state Minas Gerais, home to the capital city of Belo Horizonte and the neighborhood Jardim Canadá, where the performance and works were created.

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I also hoped to acknowledge the often problematic history of artists who cross borders to make art. As a foreigner, an outsider, an artist in residence, I was in essence “mining” ideas from that area. My attempt to solve that was through finding a personal relationship between the works I created and the surrounding indigenous environment.

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Most important for this work is the dialogue it represnts, ranging from political context to the physical body to the abundant, ever present mineral hematite. The scope of the project encompasses performance, video, photography, sketches and objects. 

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Created while in residency at JAC.A. Jardim Canadá Art and Technology Center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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