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Lizania Cruz
Work
About
Geography of Life
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2022-ongoing
Geography of Life is a research-based site-specific body of works documenting the relationships of interdependency between humans and nature and the effects of an expanding tropic globally.
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Obituaries of the American,
2020-2021
Obituaries of the American Dream (2020-2021) is a digital platform and newsprint that archives participant responses to the question: When and how did the American dream die for you?
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We the News,
2017-2023
A traveling newsstand that documents, publishes, and distributes the stories of Black im/migrants and first-generation Black Americans.
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$200 From... To... - With Love,
2019
A participatory art project focused on remittances, the money im/migrants (immigrants or migrants) send to their homelands.
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Flowers for Immigration,
2016-2018
A participatory photography-based project that features the personal stories of undocumented flower workers in New York City, using their flower arrangments to tell their stories.
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Here & There,
2018
A participatory text-based project inspired by the shifts in im/migrant’s identities in relation to place.
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In/With Chelsea,
2019
A public art project that uses street signage to tell the lesser-known stories of LGBTQ+ Chelsea, Manhattan in New York City. The project was commissioned by Friends of the High Line for its North Chelsea surrounding the Spur, the newest section of the High Line.
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Berlin,
2018
A public Happening exploring how Berliners welcome foreigners.
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2025 Lizania Cruz
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