merging landscapes
By Sara Bermudez
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 9
Sara Bermudez
about
I navigate the art world with a perspective shaped by diverse experiences and cultural narrative. Born in South San Francisco, my identity merges American culture with the histories of Mexico and Nicaragua, against the backdrop of a competitive soccer career that led me to Brown University.
A concussion, ending my soccer career prematurely, propelled me into art, transforming a moment of loss and grief into profound introspection and creativity. My academic path intertwined gender and sexuality studies with art studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, cultivating a unique lens to examine the interplay of mind, body, and essence.
My painting and illustration work explores the spirit, the transient nature of our physical existence, and our profound ties to the earth's living ecosystems.
“Working with chaos is to regard whatever arises as awakened energy.”
Pema Chödrön
Art is my method for investigating themes of interconnectedness, materiality, and consciousness. I strive to uncover the threads that bind the individual to the collective and the personal with the universal.
My artistic practice embodies a reflective inquiry into the subjects. Through my art, I invite viewers to explore their experiences and perceptions, and contemplate the vast landscape of human consciousness and interconnectivity.
Sara Bermudez
