Artist Statement

SOL (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, orator, and philosopher.

Her practice spans writing, film, movement, installation, and public dialogue. SOL’s work explores themes of cosmology and collective consciousness; grounded in scholarly discourses of modernity and hegemony, her art investigates the psycho-spiritual dynamics shaping social disharmony. She is influenced by personal experiences with homelessness, the prison industrial complex, and interpersonal violence and utilizes poetry and prose to ground systemic issues in memory. SOL's movement practice, which draws from 20 years of classical training in various dance styles, serves as a form of ancestral veneration and cross-cultural exploration. She regards oration as a potent tool for effecting change, as informed by diasporic and feminist rhetorical traditions developed for worship and coalition building. Truly interdisciplinary in nature and ever-expanding, SOL's artistry oscillates mediums depending on the most suitable compartment for her philosophical inquiries.