Part of the Practice
What is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join artists, scholars, and collaborators from Social Practice CUNY on Part of the Practice, hosted by Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our communities, and the role of socially-engaged art in our work for social justice.
Part of the Practice
11: Queering the Form with brynn asha walker
In our first episode of 2025, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with brynn asha walker, an MFA student in the Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) program at Brooklyn College. brynn discusses her interest in poor images, as well as concepts of poorness and queerness, and the possibilities of stepping into a feeling within the scope of a performance. brynn and Catherine also talk about the nature of interactive technologies and the ways in which art and social practice can be a spiritual experience.
FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 11 available here.
About our guest:
brynn asha walker is a biracial, queer, neurodivergent, disabled, trans, femme enby and transdisciplinary artist, technologist, educator, and avid learner pulling inspiration from improvisation, games, participatory performance, interactive media, mixed reality, physical computing, scenography, soundscape, writing, somatics, and embodied dramaturgy — and wildly passionate about neuroqueer spacemaking, p(art)icipatory action, and anti-oppression.
More about brynn asha walker:
website: theseeingplace.org
Instagram: @brynnashawalker
Writing referenced in this episode:
In Defense of the Poor Image, by Hito Steyerl
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Social Practice CUNY is funded by the Mellon Foundation.