Performance video 7 minutes 17 seconds, 2020
music written and performed by Mia Kaneen
editing and camera assistant Bradford William Yip
Exhibited in the virtual show in 3D galleries: INVOCATION DEMOCRACY, A Political and Mystical Virtual Exhibition, presented by Pro Arts, Oakland and curated by Monet Clark proartscommons.org/invocationdemocracy
Tracking the colonial roots of climate change and our democratic structure, this work explores the concepts of empire and dominion over earth, animals and peoples of foreign lands, white supremacy, and plundering. It examines the resultant imbalances within our biosphere interplay with internalized misogyny. Floating in 2020’s Northern California air quality index 600 toxic smoke, we find a Yogini and her California Condor consorts challenging the status quo which isn’t moving fast enough to solve climate change.
An inspired artist’s talk for INVOCATION DEMOCRACY, A Political and Mystical Virtual Exhibition curated by Monet Clark and presented by Pro Arts Commons in Oakland, within 3D galleries. Topics include the interplay between climate justice, misogyny, Indigenous culture, human and animal rights, mysticism and our democracy; the liminality of artistic practice; and art as social activation; the legacy of Joseph Beuys; the mystic studies of Duchamp; the impact of Hilma af Klint; and more.
With mystic surrealist Penny Slinger; Native American artist and history interventionist Edgar Heap of Birds; cultural activist and Buddhist performance artist/filmmaker John DiLeva Halpern; performance, video, body artist Jennifer Locke; and moderated by curator and eco-feminist Artist Monet Clark; with cameos by ‘life as art’ activist Linda Montano, and Lady Monster, 7 of the 27 exhibitors in INVOCATION DEMOCRACY, up through Inauguration Day January 20, 2021, holding vigil for a peaceful transition of power and the democracy we envision. To enter the show click: proartscommons.org/invocationdemocracy