“I was born from loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss and loss.

And loss.”

-Sherman Alexie

History is a lie. What we are told to be true is the result of generations of colonization covering up the systematic trampling of those who were here before them. Our children are still told the tales of men brought forth as heroes, the truth carefully curated out of sight. National stories are told by the victors while those in defeat are left to fade into oblivion. At what cost has human civilization continued to roll its way across the lands and seas?

Demian DinéYazhi´ is presently putting together a performance in collaboration with indigenous artists that he calls an extractive performance. DinéYazhi´ is very interested in extracting things from bodies, communities, political ideologies, and so forth. For this project, DinéYazhi´ goes to places like thrift shops to see what objects he finds to get to know what this says about the community he’s in. He often sees evidence of deeply embedded racism toward brown and indigenous people. To hear more about this work and his other projects and activism, listen to the complete interview.

Andrei Farcasanu lives and works in Barcelona where he is currently developing two bodies of work, The Quiet Sense of Nature and Timeless Interventions. Both portfolios contain hundreds of photos already but Farcasanu continues to build them. Farcasanu works in strictly analog photography primarily in black and white using negative film. To hear more about his process and these two main portfolios, listen to the complete interview.