Past Residents
Past Resident2021: Pola Art Foundation
Saya Irie
Saya Irie’s work is inspired from everyday life and its ties to the distant past. Irie modifies objects by means of reduction, working with books, photographs, banknotes, and soaps, amongst others objects. Her practice is based on the idea that life continues to exist in an imperceptible sphere even after its external form disappears.
Saya Irie has exhibited work at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art; Setouchi Triennale, Shōdoshima, Kagawa, Japan; and Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2020 Fall Open Studios
November 17–November 18, 2020
Past Resident2021: Vision Fund
Joiri Minaya
Joiri Minaya’s work is a reassertion of Self, an exercise of unlearning, decolonizing and exorcizing imposed histories, cultures and ideas. She reconciles the experiences of growing up in the Dominican Republic and navigating the United States and the Global North, using gaps, disconnections and misinterpretations as ground for creativity.
Joiri Minaya has exhibited work at Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York; Wave Hill, New York; and Centro León, Santiago, Dominican Republic, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2020 Fall Open Studios
November 17–November 18, 2020
Residents from United States
Past Resident2021: Vision Fund
Devin N. Morris
Devin N. Morris collapses memory and space to envision delicate new realms of existence. Informed by his upbringing in Baltimore and his personal experiences as a queer man of color, his work often portrays semi-fictive characters who exchange acts of kindness and care within surreal domestic settings. Extending his practice of collage into physical assemblage and sculpture, Morris creates site-specific environments that refract the domestic interior and subvert traditional values and social boundaries.
Devin N. Morris has exhibited work at Baltimore Museum of Art; Bass Museum, Miami; and P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2020 Fall Open Studios
November 17–November 18, 2020