What does it feel like to breathe in a world without police violence, pandemics, and climate disasters? RESPIRATION:RESTORATION is a project recognizing that if the problems of police violence, pandemics, and the climate crisis are connected, then the solutions must be connected as well. Creating more green spaces with plant life leads to cleaner air. Connecting to local food sources—including our own backyards or community gardens—reorients us towards reciprocity with non-human relatives. Defunding militarized racist police means refunding investments into Indigenous land sovereignty and stewardship, public parks, gardens, libraries, and services for the people. These solutions begin to transform an extractive and exploitative economy into a sustainable and regenerative culture. RESPIRATION:RESTORATION is an ongoing invitation to breathe together.
Online Exhibit: https://www.makaracenterarts.org/respirationrestoration