CONVERSATIONS

  • MICHAEL CINA + MATHEW SWENSON IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE POWER TO TELL AND SHIFTING THE LENS ON MIDWEST IDENTITY

  • ELENA STANTON + JOE HORTON TALK ABOUT RESHAPING THE VISUAL NARRATIVE FOR THE REGION.

  • DENIMANI REFLECTS ON THE ORIGINS OF HIS CREATIVE VOICE, THE ROLE OF PLAY AND IMPROVISATION IN HIS PROCESS, AND HOW THE ACT OF STORYTELLING BECOMES A WAY OF CARRYING FORWARD MEMORY.

  • KAI BENSON DELVES INTO HOW HIS WORKS CARRY AN UNEXPECTED EMOTIONAL RESONANCE, CREATING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN NOSTALGIA, ABSTRACTION, AND THE FORGOTTEN ARTIFACTS OF A BYGONE ERA.