JANINE RENEE CUNNINGHAM
The old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.
Antonio Gramsci I am interested in the places where humanity collides with (what we might call) the natural world. Another term for this is the Anthropocene, or the current geological epoch defined by our human imprint upon the rock record. I tend to nurture multi-year obsessions with the Anthropocene's resultant "monsters", like space colonization, and garbage. My practice is anchored in my theater and performance making background, but my work has taken many different forms including video, installations, audio work, and one-on-one immersive experiences. Besides my own work, I can often be found working alongside and collaborating with Aaron Landsman. In 2023, my piece Object Transfer Station was Cannonball Festival's panel pick for the Snack Track Award. In 2021, I received the City Corps Grant presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts and The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. I also was also Camp El Artist in Residence. In 2020, I was a Culture Push Associated Artist, an organization that supports artists with boundary-pushing, interdisciplinary, and socially engaged projects. In 2018, I was a fellow with EmergeNYC, an incubator for mostly POC, women, and LGBTQIA+ artists exploring the intersections of art and activism. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Art, with a focus in Performance Creation, from Goddard College and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Portland State University. I also completed the the Evening Actor's Conservatory program at the Atlantic Acting School. |