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Honoring the Spectrum of SelfÌý
On May 20, 2016 the Wild Heart Gallery hosted the opening night of “Honoring the Spectrum of Self,” an exhibition whereÌý911±¬ÁÏ College staff, faculty, and students were invited to investigate the sacred pieces that have shaped them as an individual or within the collective. The show featured a variety of works installed within the gallery – including an interactive piece – and presentations on opening night of video, song, and spoken word format. It is our privilege to present the final in a series of blogs which showcase the shared voices of this exhibit that ran through August 8th.
Artist: Crystal Norberto
Title: The Land Has My History and I Take It Everywhere I Go
These pieces serve as a reminder to me, as I am looking back on my first year of the Art Therapy Program, that I know where my balance is. It also serves to remind me that self-care is very important and can easily be overlooked in the chaos of life. As I came across challenges in translation or processing of the information, my self-care was over shadowed. As I came across hard topics such as historical trauma and political correctness in multicultural issues, my self-care suffered. I began to become so consumed in all the things I didn’t know and all the ways I wanted to take care of others that I forgot to take care of myself. These limited palette gouache pieces are who I am. These colors, the southwestern colors are so familiar to me because I have lived these colors every day of my life. Growing up, I ran up, down, and through Canyon de Chelly. The land raised me. These colors are in my blood. The landscape shaped me. Even in Time Square in NYC, I can apply who I am. The land is my balance. The earth is my hozho. I have had some new challenges but I will always be who I am; the land is always there to remind me where my balance is.
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