Summary: In this conversation, we speak with multidisciplinary artist Dana Prieto who discusses the significance of working with materials such as soil and clay, and the role of art in environmental conversations. We focus on a recent project of Dana’s, Footnotes for an Arsenal, which examined the complex histories and entanglements of a munitions factory turned art space.
Bio: Dana Prieto is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher, born in Buenos Aires and based in Tkaronto. Dana’s site-responsive work examines social, political, and chemical ties that connect us to the land.
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Learn more about Dana’s work by visiting these links:
https://www.instagram.com/dana___prieto