Interstitial  is a collaborative, three-channel video installation about relationship-building across the carceral divide. In this piece, Bernie and I interrogate the relational boundary lines drawn by carceral institutions that are both enabled and countered by educational programs taking place in these prisons. Engaging with the system, even as an outsider, requires adherence to its rigid lines and clear delineation of the Other. Although the recognition of difference is a

The Changing Landscapes Of Agriculture, Industry, and Food Equity In California's Inland Empire [A brief note: the ArcGIS maps are no longer functioning, please contact me with any inquiries about this missing content and I will do my best to share updated information with you.] For years, I have lived in the middle of one of the country’s largest deserts. From a bird’s eye view, belts of sandy beige seem to extend into a distant horizon. But pale shimmering dunes and endless

24 hours before I stepped foot in prison, I had just driven away from a members-only club with velvet-lined seats, a rotating collection of contemporary art, and a glass elevator. A talk had just been given by one of the creators behind Netflix’s hit show Orange is the New Black as part of a social impact speaker series focused on incarceration. The room was filled with smartly dressed millennials and Gen Xers wearing clean sneakers and dainty but expensive-looking jewelry.