installation, photo by Zeke Romero
Espinas, thorns on digital print on canvas
Blanca, digital print, thorns, thread, garments, fabric, velvet, wooden stick, synthetic fl owers
stream fashion’s visual identities. The collective’s
performances created a space for experimentation
with personal style and identity performance in
a non-commodifi ed or commercialized context.
“We are builders of cultura y comunidad in pdx.
we dress the revolution : trap arte. we have been
excluded x exploited and are taking the power
back with our voices, bodies, style, and art. we
don’t do it for them. we do it for ourselves and for
each other. to support and lift up todx la familix.”
Lozano’s activation of her work within commu-
nities, and in contexts of protest, is a model for
how artists can engage in resistance and social
awareness. Her amplifi cation of underrepresented
stories and voices—those of her own family—cre-
ates a space of empathy, of understanding, and an
awareness of the political conditions of private life.
You can see more at:
Angelica-Millan-g9wj.squarespace.com
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