Edith Santos: Migration, Storytelling, and Self-Reflection

Hello! My name is Edith Santos, and I am a Studio Art major in the BFA program at Florida State University! As a daughter to immigrant parents, my body of work centers on Mexican labor in the United States to highlight the opportunities and challenges immigrants take on after crossing the border to support theirContinue reading “Edith Santos: Migration, Storytelling, and Self-Reflection”

Approaching Completion and Looking Forward: Conversations in Art, Technology, and Wildlife

As the pieces that make my body of work finally come together, I find it useful to return to the heart of my research as well as the artists and writers who inspired me in the first place. In her 2016 book Staying With the Trouble, author Donna Haraway emphasizes the importance of creativity andContinue reading “Approaching Completion and Looking Forward: Conversations in Art, Technology, and Wildlife”

Joanna Godfrey: Finding Clarity in Chaos

As I continue my research for this summer, I have been absolutely enraged and pleased with the project in front of me, as is the way with anything creatively enriching. Although unsurprising, one of the most pressing obstacles I’ve encountered has been the difficulty of gaining access to witness an embalming. From the conception ofContinue reading “Joanna Godfrey: Finding Clarity in Chaos”