https://www.artistparentindex.com/files/original/68dd8ae3a7e099a6da49ddab82f868c9.jpg 77d6529cec9185c1ea603dbd44cb3c7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="http://www.celiarocha.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.celiarocha.com</a> Medium drawing photogrpahy installation social practice Location The location of the interview Santa Ana California Artist Statement I am a Portuguese interdisciplinary artist living and working in Southern California. My lived experience and my interest in activism are the driving forces in my creative process. I use my artwork as a tool for activism, drawing on social issues that have affected me on a personal level, such as my experience of motherhood, the politics of childbirth or sexual violence. My artwork explores universal issues of gender and collective identity, culture, memory and loss, while it is imbued with the feeling of saudade, a typically Portuguese trait roughly translated as a nostalgic longing or yearning of someone or something of the past. I have used a wide range of media - including painting, installation, social practice, video and sound - but drawing and photography remain at the core of my practice. Influenced by Vija Celmins's drawings, Andrea Bowers use of text and activism and Suzanne Lacy’s commitment to social justice, my work examines inequality and is borne out of a desire to call attention to the often invisible and overlooked issues that affect primarily women. @celiarochastudio Topic parenting caretaking pregnancy labor childbirth motherhood maternal c-section cesarean section natural birth home birth feminism breastfeeding baby clothes babies children maternal mortality Exhibitions Exhibitions in the Index that an artist has participated in. The two entries will be linked. 2021 Maternochronics | Virtual exhibition | maternochronics.com 2018 Maternal Matters | Bolsky Gallery | Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Célia Rocha