TBA:20

rubén garcía marrufo, maximiliano, and Jaleesa Johnston

rise x fall (work in progress ii)

DATE

September 19 | 4:00 PM PDT | CLOSED CAPTIONING | TICKETS/WATCH

A LIVE Q&A WITH THE ARTISTS WILL FOLLOW THE PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

rise x fall is an in-progress multimedia collaboration between rubén garcía marrufo, maximiliano, and Jaleesa Johnston. Conjured from liminal space, this work considers the rise and fall of an empire, and the possibilities between stability and instability. Taking inspiration from the ocean’s crashing waves against the earth, rise x fall simultaneously inhabits the space between the pain and fear of death, as well as the hope and growth of rebirth.

ARTISTS' BIOS

rubén garcía marrufo: border artist, mexican filmmaker 

Maximiliano: ⅓ of rise x fall

Jaleesa Johnston: ⅓ of rise x fall 

Jaleesa Johnston is an interdisciplinary artist currently living and working in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a BA from Vassar College and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work explores the black female body as both subject and material through performance, video, photography, sculpture and collage.