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	Podcast:		Desert Oracle Radio
	Episode:		Artists-in-residence explore pilgrimage, fire, and the desert’s transformative power
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2025-12-13 15:00:45
	Description:		The Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency will open its studios on Sunday, December 14, inviting the public to explore the thoughts and process of its current residents. The Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency will host an open studio on Sunday, December 14, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Visitors can meet the artists, see the works in progress, and learn how the Joshua Tree landscape shapes their ideas. Fabian Cuauhtecotzin is a visual artist based in Mexico City. He studied in Germany and works in several forms. During his residency, he has been exploring what he calls a pilgrimage. His process grows from a personal and cultural journey. Fabian Cuauhtecotzin in front of one of his paintings Fabian: “This whole project that I’m into, it’s a pilgrimage because my grandfather, before dying, asked me to take back his identity.” Fabian has been painting outdoors and working with wax, pigment, fire, and local sand. He says each piece records the desert’s presence in both physical and symbolic ways. Painting by Fabian Maxim Loskutoff is a novelist from the interior West and is returning to JTHAR for a second residency. His work often looks at how people and places respond to stress and change. Maxim: “This place has become a really sacred part of my work, I think, in different ways both times. The first time I came, there was something about the solitude, the silence, and the patterns of the days here. This time I didn’t come in with a project, so I have been basically trying to catch every inspiration and produce as much work as I can, not knowing what exactly is going to fit into the work.” He plans to read from both new and older writing at the open studio. Maxim Loskutoff The Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency began in 2007. The program offers artists seven weeks of time, space, and support to deepen their practice and meet the community. Sunday’s open studio will give visitors a first look at new paintings, ceramics, notes, and drafts, and a chance to speak with the artists about how the desert is shaping their work. The post Artists-in-residence explore pilgrimage, fire, and the desert’s transformative power appeared first on Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree.
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