CURRENT MISSION

I am an artist living in a collective house in Brooklyn, NY! This fall I'll be traveling through Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia

ABOUT ME

My cat and I live in a giant collective house in Brooklyn, NY. I am interested in community building, collective living, politics, philosophy, and art.

PHILOSOPHY

I am searching for what I love and how to love it. Tending to my inner wilderness and the outside world, together. Cultivating relationship. Thinking critically and compassionately.

Interests

Art, reading, writing, costumes, the beach, traveling, philosophy, politics, collective living, conversation, adventure

• cats
• arts
• writing
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors and books I return to again and again:
The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich, Spinoza: Practical Philosophy by Deleuze, The Life of Poetry by Muriel Rukeyser, Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Just Above My Head by James Baldwin, any James Baldwin, Robert Smithson, Jean Genet, Roland Barthes, Nietzsche, Borges, Li Young-Lee, Toni Morrison, CA Conrad

Currently reading Unforgiving Year by Victor Serge, Marx's Capital Vol. I, Opening Up, and a history of the Soviet Union.

I have had the Jabberwocky memorized since I was 7. I recite it to myself when I need it as I walk down the street.

Movies and Films
Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Chantel Akerman, The Piano Teacher, The Lives of Others, DDR/DDR. There are many others. I can't think of them right now.

Music
Currently obsessed with Janelle Monae's new album, Joanna Newsom's Have One on Me, Nina Simone's Wild is the Wind. Also love AA Bondy, Hazel Dickens & bluegrass that reminds me of my mama, Gillian Welch, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Dark Dark Dark, Al Green, Mos Def, CocoRosie, Diane Cluck, Bach, Yppah, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, Santigold, TheeSatisfaction, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked the entire Loch Ness in Scotland and camped on a cliff, under a castle, overlooking the North Sea.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States