Aunque Josué es uno de los pocos practicantes trabajando en el ecosistema del arte contemporáneo en Brownsville, su tenacidad ha sido inquebrantable a pesar de los retos y contratiempos.
Leslie Moody Castro
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Leslie Moody Castro interviews artist Josue Rawmirez about his relationship to the border, the Rio Grande Valley, and his practice.
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Over the years my definition of the word “border” has become fuzzier. I have learned about divisions that come from walls, language, geography, man-made structures, and unnecessary differences that cause conflict — something we are all witnessing currently.
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Leslie Moody Castro on her seamless (and accidental) boarder crossing between Estonia and Latvia.
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Leslie Moody Castro writes about arriving in Warsaw, Poland, and being surprised by the nation's culture of capitalism.
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Leslie Moody Castro writes about her time in Ukraine while visiting Kiev and Lviv, and her troubles trying to cross the border with Poland.
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Leslie Moody Castro writes about her time in Narva, how her family history converges with borders, and her connection to Ukraine
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Leslie Moody Castro tells the story of her detainment by Estonian border patrol during her time in residence at the Narva Art Residency in Narva, Estonia.
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Part 3 of Leslie Moody Castro's reflections on her recent visit to the NART Artist Residency, which is located in the Estonian border town of Narva.
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Part two of Leslie Moody Castro's reflections on her recent visit to the NART Residency, which is located in the Estonian border town of Narva.
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Leslie Moody Castro on how a trip to the Estonian border town of Narva brought up memories of her family and life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Without a doubt I have learned more from Bartlett rather than the other way around.
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"KBART is a low-power FM radio station filled with voices from the community, ranging from age 9 to 92."
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Sharing space and taking the time to really listen is the least that we can do.
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"The challenge and content that is built into an alternative space allows my work to respond and accentuate nuances of a history."
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I'm interested in working with a building that shows its lifetime — that is an architecture of histories and stories and memories that collide with the present.
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"There is not one singular narrative for any place or 'community' — each person carries a perspective that can be honored if met with humility."
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Thank goodness for Bartlett's people.
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"I look forward to hearing stories and to learning the experiences from the Black communities in the town."
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We should be skeptical of first appearances, because like any place that has history and memory, Bartlett is neither abandoned, nor anywhere near a ghost town.