Notes from the Field
Observations and Materials from coLAB Arts’ Resident Artists
Daniela Ochoa-Bravo and Susana Plotts-Pineda - Artists-In-Residence with Unity Square
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coLAB Arts resident artist Susana Plotts-Pineda will be working in collaboration with Unity Square Neighborhood Revitalization Project and Dr. Mary Nucci of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University to produce a new comic book in response to the oral histories, experiences, and gardening practice of the Latino immigrant gardeners of New Brunswick’s Landers Garden and Feaster Park.
Susana Plotts-Pineda is a Mexican-American theatre-maker, multi-media artist, performer, and writer. Her documentary play, La Caravana de los Misterios was staged at PSi#25 in Calgary and at Emerging Artists Theatre. Susana has worked with Noche Flamenca and Mapa Teatro. She is also the co-founder of Egg y Pan Magazine.
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In late October and early November we were able to visit the gardens in person as well as assist gardeners Doraelia and Alejandro along with their children in the process of taking beds apart in preparation for the winter. Since then we have been able to collect insightful interviews with gardeners and advocacy experts as we undergo the process of creating a narrative out of the varied and multifaceted threads of individual experiences.