The queer and women's communities had bars and club nights, but there wasn't a sober, all-ages space where our community could have in-depth dialogue, art exhibitions, and performances that pushed boundaries and expressed the complexity of our lives through artistic expression.
The project, named "Lahza 2" and supported by Unicef, aimed to offer the children a form of "psychological support and catharsis through artistic expression".
"My goal is to show by the example of secretprojectrevolution my creative commitment to inspire change in the world through artistic expression.
Through artistic expression, trauma survivors are able to take positive steps forward in their healing process to regain their confidence.
As an multidisciplinary artist and teaching artist, the unique gift I can give myself and others is the opportunity to create something through artistic expression.
While her tumultuous relationship with other famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera is another aspect of her life Frida is known for, Frida will always be known for her fierce spirit of survival through artistic expression.
"FLOW is aimed at fostering appreciation of the shoreline through artistic expression, while calling visitors to interact with and care for the Park's island environment," the organization's website states. .
Allowing the viewer to peek into how these artist's find and make meaning, Suskin has found "a sense of struggle that runs like a thread through all of our stories: no matter who we are, what body we have, what oppression we specifically deal with, we are all trying to heal and offer clarity through artistic expression.
