“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.” -Pema Chodron

Things fall apart. Of this we can be certain. What we know today is not what we will know ten years from now, or twenty – it is not what generations from now will even begin to understand. There is no use in fearing change. You cannot stop it and, in truth, in order for there to be growth, there also must be destruction. To move, ourselves, to another level of understanding means to annihilate the person we are who does not have the knowledge we have yet to gain.

Dan Paz is based in Seattle, Washington. There she finds a modest but vibrant arts community that is on the verge of expanding. At present, she is involved in multiple projects including one titled The Sun Never Knew How Great it was Until it Struck the Side of a Building. This project, named after a quote from Brutalist architect Louis Kahn, examines how Brutalism finds its way to the U.S. The work investigates otherness in relation to place-based work. Paz also works in photography and expanded forms of media. To hear more about her work and live in Seattle, including her work with incarcerated youth which influences her projects, listen to the complete interview.

Renee Luna BeBeau is currently involved in festivals and events doing henna work. The summer season keeps her busy with this practice, decorating bodies of festival goers with art that slowly fades away. While some of BeBeau’s work holds to the tradition of the art, she also departs from this tradition. A former tattoo shop owner, it was an artist who came to her shop who first introduced her to the art. She moved away from permanent tattooing in favor of working with the impermanent medium. BeBeau also works in other mediums including paint. To hear more about her work, listen to the complete interview.