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What if care is the work?
I don’t need donations. I do, however, need investments, and investment signifies a commitment to seeing something through, while a donation usually exists as a one-off gift. How is language being used to reprogram the way that we’re putting energy into the world? Money that’s invested is money that’s going to multiply.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
This project is inspired by the transformative power of intimate gatherings. Most of my transformation has happened in intimate group settings where my care is prioritized.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
I see an experiment with care as an untapped resource with the potential to undo capitalism.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
I also love that self-care is care for all. I think that one is pretty straightforward. If I’m showing up cared for, if I’m showing up embodied and at ease, that’s the energy that I’m bringing to the room and that’s the kind of experience that I’m going to illuminate for others.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
As someone who’s applied to some artist residencies in the past, it has felt like an antiquated, exclusive process that takes the intimacy out of the interaction. No one is prioritizing creating intimacy between artists, nor do I necessarily feel my art is always safe among my peers. I think that cutting that anxiety really does subvert the traditi... See more
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
It’s flirting with the liminality between the present and the future. I think portals can exist as little hopping moments; I’m in the present, obviously, but I’m also experiencing future realities. How can I use portals as little keys, to bring those two into symbiosis?
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
The question of impact is my favorite. If the people doing the impacting are tired and sick and frustrated and have all these needs that are not being met, what good is that impact? The quality of work that we can do for each other depends on the quality of care that we’re experiencing and cultivating for ourselves. I can’t say that enough.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
This is also a form of abolition—how do we figure out how to let people be free by prioritizing their needs and getting clear about what is going to make someone feel safe in a space?
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
When you do deeper digging, there isn’t much pedagogy around care outside of healthcare.