maritza-ruiz-kim

So i thought about this project for a couple weeks… as I did this or that, it was on my mind. I mulled things over & thought about what I wanted to do or see. Then on the morning when I had the time to tape it, i pulled together items- some of them I just grabbed as I walked around. One of my favorite aspects to putting together work–whether it’s writing, painting, or this video–is seeing connections happen as I go, ones that I wasn’t planning on or aware of. It happened a lot for me this time around.

Below is the write up I put on vimeo as well as the blog @ my website :D

“Inquieta” is the feminine form of the word “restless” in Spanish. The correct pronunciation is “een-kee-eh-tah” but I keep making the mistake of saying “in-kwhy-eh-ta”. There is no “I” or “eye” sound in the Spanish word… and the “wh” sound I keep making isn’t there either. - Maritza Ruiz-Kim

“inquieta/in quiet a” is the video of a performance about the co-existence & repulsion of familiar opposites that live separated by a border inside the mind.

hands: Mexican & descended from migrant workers, immigrants, emigrants, plumbers, entrepreneurs, storytellers, makers, designers, and builders from north & south of a US/Mexico border that did a lot of changing through the years

materials list: video, wood, paper bag, cactus soil, cloth, table, bowl, pitcher, water, razor blade, dish soap, bleach, retail bag, nail polish, manicure stick, bar of soap, lotion, nail brush, nail file, paint, duct tape