I often make Monuments of geological & bio

degrad

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↟ Sovereignty.

My Body in the soil

My hand on your heart

Our Feet in the clouds

I sculpt out what is not yet

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[I carve the delineation between my work and my {personal}. Much like my current body of work, Bio-Anchors ™, my sculptures are not for me. They are created for Non-Human beings in order to restore balance to the Natural world. The division of being for both is respectfully intended.]

My agricultural and environmental past parallels my artistic present into a post Anthropocene ethos and series of works that expand - biomimicry, materiality, and research, into ecological sculptural forms. I make work with the artistic and archive process as - Ceremony. Sculpting raw materials that speak to the traditions of the past and respond to the challenges of the present, I expose and solve issues while offering alternative perspectives for the future. My work is site responsive, collaborative, research based, and designed to balance the gravity of today’s socio-political situations with elements of play, rest, empathy, and disruption. ⇸

Bio

Indigenous/French Intermedia artist Megita Denton hails from Texas and spent many years embedded in the Pacific Northwest region and cultures. Born on her grandmother's couch in Galveston, Texas in 1979, Denton has been living and creating unconventionally ever since. Her intermedia practice is grounded in the land, motivated by connection, and envisioned for positive social impact. Denton’s recent site-specific public works are the next evolution of a practice that includes film, sound, metal and mixed media sculpture, painting, olfaction installation, woodworking, fiber arts, photography, projections, large scale public murals, performance, light composition, resilient landscape design, and artistic research.

Denton’s work has been shown in print publications, online platforms, and in a plethora of exhibitions such as: The City of Carlsbad Cannon Gallery, Fiber Arts Now Magazine, Oregon Contemporary Biennial, Marfa Invitational, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. She is currently a member of The Cyme Collective and The Yelling Choir.

Megita Denton CV

Contact:

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