Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Wax, Ash, Fabric, Aluminum, Wood
The headpiece was casted in East Germany.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
A terracotta vessel that traveled between Chautauqua NY, Buffalo NY, Fort Worth TX, and finally State College PA. Olla was used in Fort Worth protest performance.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Wax, Ash, Fabric, Wood, Bronze, Steel, Artist Hair
Headpiece Traveled From State College PA to Fort Worth Texas for a public protest performance in Sundance Square.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
In-Transit
Marissa Baez is a Multidisciplinary artist who navigates third-space identity by incorporating conversations around death, history, ancestry, material, and decolonization. They push forward histories of marginalized groups that have been overlooked. The artist uses ash as a primary material to assist with intuition and mediumship. The ash forms represent ancestral bodies coming forward and leaving a prominent mark behind.
In-Transit is a reflection of the artist's mark-making in the span of two years. While physical marks are not always left behind, images and objects made hold connections to the locations the artist visited. Each artwork created is presented in its first or second lifecycle, evolving and constantly changing.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.
Wax, Wood, Ash, Flowers
In conversation with Martina a German Artist, I asked her if there was any clay around. She said yes, the next day I found flowers on my shelf labeled white clay and red clay. When I confronted her out of confusion, she thought I meant flowers. There was a moment when the conversation was lost in translation, and I learned another term that refers to flowers. I covered and burned parts of the flowers with my soldering iron to travel with me home. No seeds were left
Image of work taken by Gabrielle Leon.