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Who actually owns your work—and how do you protect it when collaborating, contracting, or presenting?
Creative Capital Artist Lab’s free course, Legal Basics for Artists, introduces essential legal concepts for creative practice—from ownership across partnerships and collectives to employment, independent contracting, and collaborations with presenting organizations. The course also covers when to form a legal entity and offers practical tools to help artists assess copyright ownership, navigate creative collaborations, and prepare for an initial meeting with a lawyer.
Available in English and Spanish. Learn more and sign up for free via the link in bio.
New Artist Opportunities are live!
Explore 100+ listings—from grants and residencies to exhibitions, jobs, and more—with deadlines in April and beyond.
Find your next opportunity at the 🔗 in bio
Applying for a grant, residency, or fellowship? Start here.
Creative Capital Artist Lab’s course "Grant Writing and Promoting Your Practice" provides practical tools to strengthen your application materials—from artist statements to project proposals—while helping you communicate your ideas with clarity and confidence.
What's Covered:
• Artist Statements — articulate what you make, how you work, and why it matters
• Artist Bios — introduce your practice with clarity and professionalism
• Artist Resumes — organize your experience to reflect the scope of your work
• Project Proposals — describe what you want to create and why it matters
Whether you’re refining your materials or starting from scratch, this course helps you present your work with intention.
🔗 Link in bio to explore Artist Lab
How do you bring a new documentary film to life—and communicate your vision before it’s made?
Join Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon (@kingcoalfilm) and nonfiction filmmaker and educator Jules Rosskam (@julesrosskamfilms), both 2021 Creative Capital Awardees, for a conversation on developing, pitching, and funding new documentary work.
Drawing from their Creative Capital-supported hybrid documentaries "King Coal" and "Desire Lines", Sheldon and Rosskam will share how they pitched their projects, fundraised through traditional and nontraditional sources, and shaped their concepts through research and iteration.
📅 May 13, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM ET
📍 Zoom
🔗 Register at the link in bio
Creative Capital Awardees are bringing their visionary practices to this year’s Venice Biennale, “In Minor Keys.”
Zoe Leonard (2000 Awardee), Nick Cave (2002 Awardee), Cauleen Smith (2008 Awardee), Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn (2012 Awardee), Carolina Caycedo (2015 Awardee), Carrie Schneider (2015 Awardee), Gala Porras-Kim (2015 Awardee), Guadalupe Maravilla (2016 Awardee), and Charlotte Brathwaite (2019 Awardee) are all part of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by the late Koyo Kouoh and on view May 9–November 22.
From photography and film to performance and installation, their work spans more than 20 years of Creative Capital support. Congratulations to all of the artists!
#BiennaleArte2026 #InMinorKeys @laBiennale
Kathryn Ramey’s 2019 Creative Capital Award-supported film “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign” is a feature-length anthropological journey through the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico. See its premiere presentations at @AnthologyFilmArchives in New York, May 8–10.
Mixing over 100 years of found footage — tourism, agricultural, and propaganda films — with contemporary portraits of local artists and activists and Puerto Rican punk rock/noise music, the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist and military domination that is ongoing.
Moving between old and new, Spanish and English, and between paradise and environmental destruction, “El Signo Vacío” becomes a “re-educational” film challenging the viewer to (re)think modern colonization, its mechanisms and its responsibilities.
Kathryn Ramey (@the_rameyfilms): “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign”
Friday, May 8–10, 2026
@AnthologyFilmArchives, New York, NY
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Kathryn Ramey’s 2019 Creative Capital Award-supported film “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign” is a feature-length anthropological journey through the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico. See its premiere presentations at @AnthologyFilmArchives in New York, May 8–10.
Mixing over 100 years of found footage — tourism, agricultural, and propaganda films — with contemporary portraits of local artists and activists and Puerto Rican punk rock/noise music, the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist and military domination that is ongoing.
Moving between old and new, Spanish and English, and between paradise and environmental destruction, “El Signo Vacío” becomes a “re-educational” film challenging the viewer to (re)think modern colonization, its mechanisms and its responsibilities.
Kathryn Ramey (@the_rameyfilms): “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign”
Friday, May 8–10, 2026
@AnthologyFilmArchives, New York, NY
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Kathryn Ramey’s 2019 Creative Capital Award-supported film “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign” is a feature-length anthropological journey through the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico. See its premiere presentations at @AnthologyFilmArchives in New York, May 8–10.
Mixing over 100 years of found footage — tourism, agricultural, and propaganda films — with contemporary portraits of local artists and activists and Puerto Rican punk rock/noise music, the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist and military domination that is ongoing.
Moving between old and new, Spanish and English, and between paradise and environmental destruction, “El Signo Vacío” becomes a “re-educational” film challenging the viewer to (re)think modern colonization, its mechanisms and its responsibilities.
Kathryn Ramey (@the_rameyfilms): “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign”
Friday, May 8–10, 2026
@AnthologyFilmArchives, New York, NY
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Kathryn Ramey’s 2019 Creative Capital Award-supported film “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign” is a feature-length anthropological journey through the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico. See its premiere presentations at @AnthologyFilmArchives in New York, May 8–10.
Mixing over 100 years of found footage — tourism, agricultural, and propaganda films — with contemporary portraits of local artists and activists and Puerto Rican punk rock/noise music, the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist and military domination that is ongoing.
Moving between old and new, Spanish and English, and between paradise and environmental destruction, “El Signo Vacío” becomes a “re-educational” film challenging the viewer to (re)think modern colonization, its mechanisms and its responsibilities.
Kathryn Ramey (@the_rameyfilms): “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign”
Friday, May 8–10, 2026
@AnthologyFilmArchives, New York, NY
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Kathryn Ramey’s 2019 Creative Capital Award-supported film “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign” is a feature-length anthropological journey through the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico. See its premiere presentations at @AnthologyFilmArchives in New York, May 8–10.
Mixing over 100 years of found footage — tourism, agricultural, and propaganda films — with contemporary portraits of local artists and activists and Puerto Rican punk rock/noise music, the film reveals how carefully crafted American fictions of “democracy” and “debt” obscure a capitalist and military domination that is ongoing.
Moving between old and new, Spanish and English, and between paradise and environmental destruction, “El Signo Vacío” becomes a “re-educational” film challenging the viewer to (re)think modern colonization, its mechanisms and its responsibilities.
Kathryn Ramey (@the_rameyfilms): “El Signo Vacío / The Empty Sign”
Friday, May 8–10, 2026
@AnthologyFilmArchives, New York, NY
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Savor the thrill of the unexpected at the premiere of @mmmarianavvvalencia’s “Jacklean (Jacklean)” at @ODCSF, San Francisco, May 1–3, 2026.
Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s (2023 Creative Capital Awardee, Dance) improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?
Inserting cultural traditions into contemporary dance spaces, Mariana Valencia’s movement lexicon draws on her ethnographic research, modern and postmodern vocabularies, and pedestrian movement. Valencia’s lyrical, witty, and transgressive performances are created from rigorously ordered sequences in which movement, song, and spoken text are improvised upon in front of audiences.
Creative Capital Project Premiere—Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)
May 1–3, 2026
@ODCSF, San Francisco, CA
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Savor the thrill of the unexpected at the premiere of @mmmarianavvvalencia’s “Jacklean (Jacklean)” at @ODCSF, San Francisco, May 1–3, 2026.
Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s (2023 Creative Capital Awardee, Dance) improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?
Inserting cultural traditions into contemporary dance spaces, Mariana Valencia’s movement lexicon draws on her ethnographic research, modern and postmodern vocabularies, and pedestrian movement. Valencia’s lyrical, witty, and transgressive performances are created from rigorously ordered sequences in which movement, song, and spoken text are improvised upon in front of audiences.
Creative Capital Project Premiere—Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)
May 1–3, 2026
@ODCSF, San Francisco, CA
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Savor the thrill of the unexpected at the premiere of @mmmarianavvvalencia’s “Jacklean (Jacklean)” at @ODCSF, San Francisco, May 1–3, 2026.
Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s (2023 Creative Capital Awardee, Dance) improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?
Inserting cultural traditions into contemporary dance spaces, Mariana Valencia’s movement lexicon draws on her ethnographic research, modern and postmodern vocabularies, and pedestrian movement. Valencia’s lyrical, witty, and transgressive performances are created from rigorously ordered sequences in which movement, song, and spoken text are improvised upon in front of audiences.
Creative Capital Project Premiere—Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)
May 1–3, 2026
@ODCSF, San Francisco, CA
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Savor the thrill of the unexpected at the premiere of @mmmarianavvvalencia’s “Jacklean (Jacklean)” at @ODCSF, San Francisco, May 1–3, 2026.
Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s (2023 Creative Capital Awardee, Dance) improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?
Inserting cultural traditions into contemporary dance spaces, Mariana Valencia’s movement lexicon draws on her ethnographic research, modern and postmodern vocabularies, and pedestrian movement. Valencia’s lyrical, witty, and transgressive performances are created from rigorously ordered sequences in which movement, song, and spoken text are improvised upon in front of audiences.
Creative Capital Project Premiere—Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)
May 1–3, 2026
@ODCSF, San Francisco, CA
Details at the 🔗 in bio
Savor the thrill of the unexpected at the premiere of @mmmarianavvvalencia’s “Jacklean (Jacklean)” at @ODCSF, San Francisco, May 1–3, 2026.
Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s (2023 Creative Capital Awardee, Dance) improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?
Inserting cultural traditions into contemporary dance spaces, Mariana Valencia’s movement lexicon draws on her ethnographic research, modern and postmodern vocabularies, and pedestrian movement. Valencia’s lyrical, witty, and transgressive performances are created from rigorously ordered sequences in which movement, song, and spoken text are improvised upon in front of audiences.
Creative Capital Project Premiere—Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)
May 1–3, 2026
@ODCSF, San Francisco, CA
Details at the 🔗 in bio
What shapes moving image work across cinema and visual art spaces?
Join filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) and Sophie Cavoulacos, Associate Curator, Department of Film at MoMA, for a conversation on creating and presenting experimental work across both contexts.
From development and production to audience engagement, they’ll explore how artists and curators navigate cinema screenings and gallery installations—sharing insights and case studies along the way.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Zoom (online), 1–2 PM ET
🔗 Reserve your spot at the link in bio.
What does it take to build a thriving career over several decades as a jazz artist?
Join renowned drummer, producer, composer, and educator @terrilynecarrington (2023 Creative Capital Awardee) for a live Artist Lab conversation. Carrington will share professional insights, reflect on pivotal artistic moments, and explore current aspirations in the jazz field.
From navigating collaborations to bringing new work to audiences, this session will offer a closer look at sustaining a creative practice with intention and impact.
🗓 Tuesday, April 14, 2026
🕐 1–2 PM ET
💻 Zoom (online)
Reserve your spot at the link in bio.
Photo: Erik Jacobs. Image courtesy the artist
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
Experience powerful works by Creative Capital awardees this month in New York, London, Bordeaux, and beyond. Highlights include:
Mark Nowak: ... Again @diaartfoundation Chelsea — Apr 11
Cauleen Smith, Sable Elyse Smith, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri & more at @opencitydocs — Apr 16–18
Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine @calartsredcat — Apr 17–18
Jes Fan: Unbounded @yaleartgallery — through June 28
Ben Thorp Brown: Pollen @capcbordeaux — through 2027
Sandy Rodriguez: Book 13 @thehuntingtonlibrary — through 2027
Link in bio to browse all events. 🔗
#CreativeCapitalHappenings #ArtistHappenings #ArtistEvents #CreativeCapitalAward
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
🗓️ Explore new work and public events from across the Creative Capital artist community.
From the Vienna premiere of Mimi Ọnụọha’s look into what goes unseen in a world of hypervisibility to @SisterSylvester’s collective reading of a handmade book in New York, Creative Capital Awardees offer meaning and connection through ancient material heritage, the archives of Cavafy, the intersection of drumming and electronic sensors, and much more this season.
🔗 Browse all our upcoming events and exhibitions at the link in bio.
What can we truly know about ourselves and our histories in an age of hypervisibility, when algorithms and social structures alike decide not only what is seen but what is pushed into invisibility or irrelevance?
In “Soft Zeros,” Mimi Ọnụọha (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) examines the unreliability of archives and the instability of knowledge, exploring how absence and silence – shaped by algorithmic bias, historical denial, and collective forgetting – become meaningful. She points to what has not been collected, asked, allowed, or represented.
Ọnụọha seeks to render the systematically excluded visible. The docu-fiction film “Ground Truths” (2025), which forms the heart of the exhibition, follows the artist’s attempt to train a machine-learning model to locate potential mass graves across Texas. What begins as a technical experiment unfolds into a reflection on the limits of collective memory – on what we document, what we recall, and what we allow to disappear.
Creative Capital Project Premiere: Soft Zeros
🗓️ Through Feb 22, 2026
📍 @ViennaSecession, Austria
🔗 in bio
1. Mimi Ọnụọha, “No One Told Me,” 2025, Soft Zeros, Secession, installation view, custom-printed barrier tape. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
2. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,”, 2025, film still.
3. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
4. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
5. Mimi Ọnụọha, “We Don’t Talk About That,” Soft Zeros, 2025, artificial turf, green paint, wood framing, fabric. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
What can we truly know about ourselves and our histories in an age of hypervisibility, when algorithms and social structures alike decide not only what is seen but what is pushed into invisibility or irrelevance?
In “Soft Zeros,” Mimi Ọnụọha (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) examines the unreliability of archives and the instability of knowledge, exploring how absence and silence – shaped by algorithmic bias, historical denial, and collective forgetting – become meaningful. She points to what has not been collected, asked, allowed, or represented.
Ọnụọha seeks to render the systematically excluded visible. The docu-fiction film “Ground Truths” (2025), which forms the heart of the exhibition, follows the artist’s attempt to train a machine-learning model to locate potential mass graves across Texas. What begins as a technical experiment unfolds into a reflection on the limits of collective memory – on what we document, what we recall, and what we allow to disappear.
Creative Capital Project Premiere: Soft Zeros
🗓️ Through Feb 22, 2026
📍 @ViennaSecession, Austria
🔗 in bio
1. Mimi Ọnụọha, “No One Told Me,” 2025, Soft Zeros, Secession, installation view, custom-printed barrier tape. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
2. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,”, 2025, film still.
3. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
4. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
5. Mimi Ọnụọha, “We Don’t Talk About That,” Soft Zeros, 2025, artificial turf, green paint, wood framing, fabric. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
What can we truly know about ourselves and our histories in an age of hypervisibility, when algorithms and social structures alike decide not only what is seen but what is pushed into invisibility or irrelevance?
In “Soft Zeros,” Mimi Ọnụọha (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) examines the unreliability of archives and the instability of knowledge, exploring how absence and silence – shaped by algorithmic bias, historical denial, and collective forgetting – become meaningful. She points to what has not been collected, asked, allowed, or represented.
Ọnụọha seeks to render the systematically excluded visible. The docu-fiction film “Ground Truths” (2025), which forms the heart of the exhibition, follows the artist’s attempt to train a machine-learning model to locate potential mass graves across Texas. What begins as a technical experiment unfolds into a reflection on the limits of collective memory – on what we document, what we recall, and what we allow to disappear.
Creative Capital Project Premiere: Soft Zeros
🗓️ Through Feb 22, 2026
📍 @ViennaSecession, Austria
🔗 in bio
1. Mimi Ọnụọha, “No One Told Me,” 2025, Soft Zeros, Secession, installation view, custom-printed barrier tape. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
2. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,”, 2025, film still.
3. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
4. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
5. Mimi Ọnụọha, “We Don’t Talk About That,” Soft Zeros, 2025, artificial turf, green paint, wood framing, fabric. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
What can we truly know about ourselves and our histories in an age of hypervisibility, when algorithms and social structures alike decide not only what is seen but what is pushed into invisibility or irrelevance?
In “Soft Zeros,” Mimi Ọnụọha (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) examines the unreliability of archives and the instability of knowledge, exploring how absence and silence – shaped by algorithmic bias, historical denial, and collective forgetting – become meaningful. She points to what has not been collected, asked, allowed, or represented.
Ọnụọha seeks to render the systematically excluded visible. The docu-fiction film “Ground Truths” (2025), which forms the heart of the exhibition, follows the artist’s attempt to train a machine-learning model to locate potential mass graves across Texas. What begins as a technical experiment unfolds into a reflection on the limits of collective memory – on what we document, what we recall, and what we allow to disappear.
Creative Capital Project Premiere: Soft Zeros
🗓️ Through Feb 22, 2026
📍 @ViennaSecession, Austria
🔗 in bio
1. Mimi Ọnụọha, “No One Told Me,” 2025, Soft Zeros, Secession, installation view, custom-printed barrier tape. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
2. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,”, 2025, film still.
3. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
4. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
5. Mimi Ọnụọha, “We Don’t Talk About That,” Soft Zeros, 2025, artificial turf, green paint, wood framing, fabric. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
What can we truly know about ourselves and our histories in an age of hypervisibility, when algorithms and social structures alike decide not only what is seen but what is pushed into invisibility or irrelevance?
In “Soft Zeros,” Mimi Ọnụọha (2022 Creative Capital Awardee) examines the unreliability of archives and the instability of knowledge, exploring how absence and silence – shaped by algorithmic bias, historical denial, and collective forgetting – become meaningful. She points to what has not been collected, asked, allowed, or represented.
Ọnụọha seeks to render the systematically excluded visible. The docu-fiction film “Ground Truths” (2025), which forms the heart of the exhibition, follows the artist’s attempt to train a machine-learning model to locate potential mass graves across Texas. What begins as a technical experiment unfolds into a reflection on the limits of collective memory – on what we document, what we recall, and what we allow to disappear.
Creative Capital Project Premiere: Soft Zeros
🗓️ Through Feb 22, 2026
📍 @ViennaSecession, Austria
🔗 in bio
1. Mimi Ọnụọha, “No One Told Me,” 2025, Soft Zeros, Secession, installation view, custom-printed barrier tape. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
2. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,”, 2025, film still.
3. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
4. Mimi Ọnụọha, “Ground Truth,” Soft Zeros, 2025, Secession, installation view. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
5. Mimi Ọnụọha, “We Don’t Talk About That,” Soft Zeros, 2025, artificial turf, green paint, wood framing, fabric. Photo: Sophie Pölzl.
Story Save - Best free tool for saving Stories, Reels, Photos, Videos, Highlights, IGTV to your phone.
Story-save.com is an intuitive online tool that enables users to download and save a variety of content, including stories, photos, videos, and IGTV materials, directly from Instagram. With Story-Save, you can not only easily download diverse content from Instagram but also view it at your convenience, even without internet access. This tool is perfect for those moments when you come across something interesting on Instagram and want to save it for later viewing. Use Story-Save to ensure you don't miss the chance to take your favorite Instagram moments with you!
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 1. Go to the Instagram Story Downloader tool.
- 2. Next, type the username of the Instagram profile into the provided field and click on the Download button.
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