Daisy Donají MatiasInhabiting the In-Between: Abjection and Madness in Kate Purdy’s UndoneWhen asked if there is a history of mental illness in my family, I’m never quite sure how to respond. Ah yes, my grandfather died under…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasSPIRALA note: The yous animated within the space of this text are multiple. Some are real and some are mere figments of my imagination — ghosts…Oct 24, 2022Oct 24, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasNew Mythologies: The Transformative Power of Healing in the Work of Guadalupe MaravillaA six-year-old Irvin Morazan and his playmates climbed the ruins of the ancient Maya civilization, swift in their movements despite the…May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasMoon Lily : An Oral HistoryThe following was an oral history performed for the completion of the graduate performance milestone of the MA/PhD program in Performance…Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasClara / Imagining StrangersClara daydreams in architectural landscapes. Methodically, they build structures from the ground up. They add and eliminate moldings and…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasDaisy / Imagining The (In)TangibleMany of my earliest memories of the internet are all confined to the green backgrounded, chunky font powered realm of the late 2000s chat…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasInterlude / An Exercise in ImaginingAs we move forward in our consideration of the imagination, I ask that you prepare for a brief activity.Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasArchita / Imagining ConstellationsArchita stands in front of the mirror. She is herself. She is not just herself. She is the women who came before her. Her mother’s voice…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
Daisy Donají MatiasTheoretical UnderpinningsThe imagination is not a concept of which a clean history can be traced. It is, by nature, fluid and hard to pin down. It is of the…Mar 16, 2022Mar 16, 2022
