Capturing the Scent of Time: Bilingual Bookmaking Workshop #3

This series will be taking place on the following Saturdays: October 24 , October 31 , November 7 , November 14 , November 21 , December 5 , and December 12 . There will also be a culminating event to close out the series taking place on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:00pm. Registration encouraged. While attendance for every session is not required, patrons are encouraged to attend as many weeks as possible and to RSVP for each week you will be there. Capturing the Scent of Time is a series of bilingual bookmaking workshops inspired by Byung-Chul Han’s philosophy of “the art of lingering.” Led by artists Patricia Cazorla and Nancy Saleme, with guest artist and Pulitzer Prize winner Medar de la Cruz, the program invites participants to slow down, observe, reflect, and create through drawing, photography, watercolor, creative writing, and bookbinding. Participants will explore the relationship between visual art, writing, nature, and contemplation, including guided observation and creative activities connected to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Throughout the program, they will create personal artist books and contribute to a collective book. Materials + snacks are included. About the Artists Cazorla + Saleme are an aunt-and-niece LatAm artist duo—a painter and a sculptor—whose work reflects on migration, displacement, and the search for belonging and connection through color, form, and poetic symbolism. Community engagement is central to their public art practice and includes collaborations with the Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Brooklyn Public Library, and Newark Public Library. Their work has been recognized by NALAC, the Puffin Foundation, UNIQLO/NYC Parks, El Museo del Barrio, NYC DOT, the Garment District Alliance, NYC Health + Hospitals, the City of Newark, Project for Empty Space, Brooklyn Arts Council, LMCC, and The Newark Museum of Art. Internationally, they participated in the 19th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh. Cazorla + Saleme have held residencies at Vermont Studio Center, ChaShaMA NYC, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, and most recently, Project for Empty Space. Capturando El Aroma del Tiempo es una serie de talleres bilingües de creación de libros de artista inspirada en la filosofía de Byung-Chul Han sobre “el arte de contemplar”. Dirigido por las artistas Patricia Cazorla y Nancy Saleme, junto con el artista invitado y ganador del Premio Pulitzer Medar de la Cruz, el programa invita a los participantes a desacelerar, observar, reflexionar y crear a través del dibujo, la fotografía, la acuarela, la escritura creativa y la encuadernación. Los participantes explorarán la relación entre las artes visuales, la escritura, la naturaleza y la contemplación, incluyendo actividades creativas y de observación guiada vinculadas a Brooklyn Bridge Park. A lo largo del programa, crearán sus propios libros de artista y, al mismo tiempo, contribuirán a la creación de un libro de artista colectivo. Los materiales y snacks están incluidos. Cupo limitado. ¡Registrate! Acerca de las artista Cazorla + Saleme: Cazorla + Saleme son un dúo de artistas latinoamericanas, tía y sobrina—una pintora y una escultora—cuyo trabajo reflexiona sobre la migración, el desplazamiento y la búsqueda de pertenencia y conexión a través del color, la forma y el simbolismo poético. La participación comunitaria es un aspecto central de su práctica de arte público e incluye colaboraciones con Mead Public Library en Sheboygan, Brooklyn Public Library y Newark Public Library. Su trabajo ha sido reconocido por NALAC, Puffin Foundation, UNIQLO/NYC Parks, El Museo del Barrio, NYC DOT, Garment District Alliance, NYC Health + Hospitals, la Ciudad de Newark, Project for Empty Space, Brooklyn Arts Council, LMCC y The Newark Museum of Art. A nivel internacional, participaron en la 19.a Bienal de Arte Asiático en Bangladesh. Cazorla + Saleme han realizado residencias artísticas en Vermont Studio Center, ChaShaMA NYC, Children’s Museum of Manhattan y, más recientemente, Project for Empty Space.