Interconnection between People and Land in the Colonization of the Lenape
…We do know, however, that ideals of leadership differed vastly between Natives and colonizers – a dynamic that is still visible today. Among the Lenape, “the chief had no coercive powers, instead acting as mediator, adviser, and hunt leader” (Pritzker)…
Zaha Hadid’s Al Janoub Stadium, Qatar
A podcast on the modern day slavery in the construction industry in Doha, Qatar and the targeting of Zaha Hadid above all other architects in external accusations. As well as a discussion of the Al Janoub Stadium’s yonic form and its societal reception.
A Sustainable Economic System for the U.S. from 2019 Onwards
Universal Basic Income
The Green New Deal
Pluralism
Education
Criminal Justice
Weaponry Policy
Migration Policy
Botanical Gardens Don’t Need to be Dissociated
I stepped out of the coatless possibility of being drenched, into an intricate bursting heterotopia. A nowtopia, in the terms Fristad Christiania proposes… My being feasted on the multiplicity of forms, surfaces, and growth schemes. I pulled off my black hood, such that the dry warm air penetrated into my ears, and I devoted my attention to the first specimen.
Narcissus - Vik Muniz
Discarded items are arranged, with order at times, without at others. The image of a leaning figure is formed from the rusting, bent, and dysfunctional. Reflecting the form, the mirroring line is at a slight angle – sloping downwards to the left. Two white bottle crates, two blue-grey clock boxes, and two branded aluminum canisters perfectly reflect each other across the demarcating line, raising for a moment the possibility of an actual mirror.
Guerrilla Seedfare
Guerilla Seedfare follows a group of young adults who travel from an unidentified wooded area to diversify New York’s ecosystem. They collect seeds after waking up on the forest floor at an unidentifiable time of day and acquire more on their way into the densest blocks of Manhattan. These flora harbingers are energized by their plans – an ideological and emotional electricity viscerally building in the air between them.