by rjacksonpaton | Jul 13, 2017 | eco-somatics, ethnoautobiography, marked by place, reverences, uncoveredwagon, vulnerable ecology, work of body
went to a very well attended. lively and informative meeting about arts and cultural policy in dallas the other day, organized in part by my new home Sunset Art Studio. one topic that came up was about whether parks & rec could coordinate public art, especially...
by rjacksonpaton | Jul 11, 2017 | connections, creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, work of body
when people ask me what my artistic medium is, i frequently describe my primary one as collage and assemblages. it’s interesting in this moment to be attempting to put together a series of articles and ideas, and realizing that it’s an assemblage, too. a...
by rjacksonpaton | Apr 6, 2017 | connections, creativity, eco-somatics, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, work of body, writing
after an absence, i return gathering a variety of materials physical and more nuanced attempting to offer them to the world ~ inspired by a talk by gabor maté on the “myth of normal” i am creating an (ab)normality cycle to illustrate the non-linear...
by rjacksonpaton | Dec 11, 2016 | connections, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings, work of body
this is another attempt to make connections between stuff that’s crossed my path, and this week’s theme is the endless suffering caused by binaries! in gender, race, science, mental health, academics, these notions of right/wrong, healthy/sick,...
by rjacksonpaton | Nov 2, 2016 | connections, creativity, ethnoautobiography, lost and found, lost homes, marked by place, photos, uncoveredwagon, work of body
next week a special exhibition opens at the Amon Carter museum in Fort Worth, Border Cantos, with work by Richard Misrach and Guillermo Galindo. this exhibit brings together numerous strands that i gather together in my work. i first heard about Misrach’s...
by rjacksonpaton | Sep 22, 2016 | connections, en/gendering embodiment, ethnoautobiography, readings, work of body, writing
embodied trans*formation episode 1: Collecting dis-words 9-21-16 This story began as an effort to experience the relationship between shame and trauma. I have a number of references that I glanced at, including van der Kolk’s (2014) The Body Keeps the Score, but I...
