The residency combined research, community engagement, and public art. Through conversations, workshops, public events, and story-gathering initiatives across the five boroughs, I engaged New Yorkers about their experiences with racialized and gendered bias, exclusion, and belonging. These stories informed a series of public artworks installed throughout the city.
As the Commission's first artist in residence, I helped create a model for integrating art into civic and policy-focused spaces. The project demonstrated how public art can amplify lived experiences, foster dialogue, and make conversations about human rights visible within the everyday landscape of the city.
