Essay
Apocryphal
Written research to accompany the five visual works, "April," "At these special occasions I think life is worth living," "Like a jewel thrown at a Polluted brookling," "One of the most difficult aspects of our existence is to make sense of it," and... More
Painting
At these special occasions I think life is worth living
In her chapter "Tentacular Thinking" from "Staying with the Trouble," Donna Haraway conceptualizes earthly existence as multiply connected, positing that our dependence on relationships is often more apparent during times of loss (38-39). For... More
Painting
Like a jewel thrown at a Polluted brookling
Throughout pop culture and science fiction, the empty chair and the mirror commonly signify an absent presence. Wise tales tell stories of empty chairs appearing to be filled at night or shadows looming in mirrors. In horror movies like "The... More
Painting
One of the most difficult aspects of our existence is to make sense of it
Like volcanoes, ghost nets (abandoned fishing nets) constellated throughout Sao Miguel's oceans, co-mingle forces categorically defined as oppositional (Ghost Gear Removal Competitions") (De Wolffe). In "Plastic Naturecultures," Kim De Wolffe... More
Painting
What a wonderful world it is, the world of software for computers
The Microsoft Word files and photo archives I ascertained from my grandfather's floppy disks were poorly re-formatted and low quality, but informed by Hito Steryl's theoretical engagements with the digital, these accidental abstractions struck me... More
Work by
Olivia Aguiar
Drawing and Painting
“In an 'auto-archeological' pursuit of identity, I began collecting my late grandfather's digital archives, downloading information from the library of floppy disks he left behind. The sloppily...” [More]