Phiyá Kithí: To Make a New Camp for Oneself

This installation centers on the enduring practice of Indigenous placemaking. Native people have always forged spaces of belonging, even under conditions not of their choosing. This constructed environment occupies the threshold between ancestral knowledge and modern experience. I wanted to carve out a space where the stories of my people can be shared and I could dwell. I’m using material tradition and contemporary art forms to create a living archive of place. I incorporate themes of kinship, language and land to act as carriers of memory and my teachings. These elements do not just describe what a Native space can be, they help create it. 

Photo Creds: Daniel Acevedo