Research & Development Studio Projects
The outcomes of our studio practice are projects varying in form and scale that are developed in service to our mission of contextualizing our histories, imagining our futures, and grounding us in the now.
The Library for Researching & Remembering
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In partnership with the Pomona 4A’s we developed and installed the Library for Researching and Remembering at the Alliance Community Cultural Center. The physical space exists to support artists, researchers, students, and workers in re-membering intuition and indigenous histories to further our sovereignty. The space boasts a curated selection of over 300 titles, inclusive of artbooks, anthologies, isms, essays, poems, publications, reports, novels, guides, textbooks, and zines, as well as a cozy built environment featuring a research table and couch seating. This library was made to function as a quiet sanctuary within a bustling community center that may offer visitors new perspectives, ancestral histories, inspiration, and a site of celebration for Black and Indigenous creativity past and present.
title
The Library for Researching & Remembering
format
Installation & Placemaking
practices
Service Design, Collective Learning, Installation, Creative Direction, Placemaking, Facilitation, Programming Development, Curatorial Development, Archive Management
seasons
Winter 2025, Ongoing
contributors
Marvin James, Ezra, Chara Swodeck, Joshua Swodeck,
partners
Pomona 4A’s (African American Advisory Alliance)