virtual care lab
2020-22
Research, Design, Curation, Social
Research, Design, Curation, Social
virtual care lab was a series of creative experiments in remote connection, co-founded by myself and Alice Yuan Zhang in 2020, and co-organized with an open group of creative contributors. VCL created innovative openings for joy, empathy, creativity and invention, and explored issues of trust, care and community in digital shared spaces.
From 2020-22, VCL designed and hosted over 40 artist-led workshops, performances, and collective research groups—from virtual soundwalks to experimental poetry labs to writing a “collective terms of service”—and maintained a vibrant, welcoming Discord community. The project was supported by NAVEL, a non-profit cultural organization and community space in Los Angeles.
Some highlights:
Collective Rest Portal (website & performance for University of Toronto’s 4S Conference)
Terms That Serve Us (public research commissioned by The Bentway Conservancy)
José Miguel Portal
Care as Practice initiative
Press:
VCL in Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
VCL in Artillery Magazine
