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Sylmar, United States, 1990
Artist, composer and researcher Oglála Lakȟóta recognized for his performances sound and video using a machine-learning hair braiding interface. His research and practice explores contemporary Lakota ontologies, computational media, and the performance. Since 2017, she has been working with artificial intelligence techniques integrating indigenous knowledge systems. She is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and Bard College, and earned her PhD from Concordia University. Her work and performances have been presented at the Whitney Biennial, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Center for Art, Research and Alliances and the Shanghai Biennial, among other venues.
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Kite. Sueños de piedra, 2025. Vista de instalación. Sede: Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala. Foto: Byron Mármol. Cortesía: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Kite. Stone dreams, 2025. Installation view. Venue: Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala. Photo: Byron Mármol. Courtesy: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
2025
Documentación de performance
Cortesía de la artista
Comisionada para la 24 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Esta participación cuenta con el generoso apoyo de Nome Gallery
A partir de entrevistas con músicos experimentales locales sobre sus sueños, esta instalación colaborativa traduce esos relatos oníricos en una partitura gráfica inspirada en el lenguaje geométrico del pueblo indígena Lakota. Plantas de significado cultural acompañan la composición, configurando un espacio vivo donde sonido, sueño y herencia ancestral se entrelazan. La obra propone nuevas formas de escuchar y componer colectivamente, donde cada símbolo se vuelve huella de una visión compartida entre territorio, memoria y espiritualidad. En este cruce entre lo onírico y lo ritual, se abre un paisaje sonoro que trasciende la partitura tradicional y evoca lo comunitario.
2025
Performance documentation
Courtesy of the artist
Commissioned for the 24th Paiz Art Biennial
This participation is generously supported by Nome Gallery
Based on interviews with local experimental musicians about their dreams, this collaborative installation translates those dreamlike stories into a graphic score inspired by the geometric language of the Lakota indigenous people. Plants of cultural significance accompany the composition, creating a living space where sound, dreams, and ancestral heritage intertwine. The work proposes new ways of listening and composing collectively, where each symbol becomes a trace of a shared vision between territory, memory, and spirituality. At this intersection between the dreamlike and the ritual, a soundscape opens up that transcends traditional musical notation and evokes community.
2025
Instalación con piedras
Cortesía de la artista
Comisionada para la 24 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Esta participación cuenta con el generoso apoyo de Nome Gallery
Sueños de piedra es una instalación realizada con rocas de distinto tamaño, y dispuestas según el lenguaje visual Lakȟóta, a partir de sueños descritos por los músicos. Cada piedra encarna un fragmento de visión, este sistema visual transforma el lenguaje en forma y peso, donde la piedra se vuelve signo, ritmo y respiración ancestral.
2025
Installation with rocks and pebbles
Courtesy of the artist
Commissioned for the 24th Paiz Art Biennial
This participation is generously supported by Nome Gallery
Stone Dreams is an installation composed of rocks of different sizes, arranged according to the Lakȟóta visual language, based on dreams described by the healers. Each stone embodies a fragment of vision; this visual system transforms language into form and weight, where the stone becomes sign, rhythm, and ancestral breath.