Current projects

A photo from The Third Shift: El Tercer Turno — A black-and-white image portrays a desolate wasteland strewn with discarded debris—mattresses, plastic containers, used tires, bricks, and torn fabric—spreading almost endlessly into the horizon at the border town of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. At the forefront lies the skeletal remains of a white dog, its decayed form starkly juxtaposed against the surrounding refuse, serving as a poignant reminder of neglect and abandonment. The barren landscape, appears hostile yet saturated with the remnants of human consumption and construction debris, evokes a profound sense of desolation and environmental decay. The tonal contrasts amplify the somber mood, turning the scene into a visual statement on waste, mortality, and the fragility of existence at the industrialized border zone between El Paso, Texas, United States and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Photobook Workshop Poster — Event poster with neon colored green covering a large part, and neon-purple (lower part), overlayed a photo of multiple concrete buildings on a hill, overlooking a beach with teenagers standing and ready to swim. Neon red colored AIM Lab logo is in the middle. Neon purple text reads: “PHOTOBOOK DESIGN WORKSHOP SEP 24-26, 2-4 PM”. “A three-day workshop led by photobook designer Roi Saade who will guide participants in the process of making a photobook”. “Day 1: Into to phonebooks: Visual Narratives, case studies, book reviews”. “Day 2: Editing and Sequencing: Participant projects, image selection, group editing”, “Day 3: Zine Making: Final Sequencing, Layout Design, Zine Production”.

Event poster for Ecologies of Access — Event poster with neon colored green (on top) and purple (in the middle), overlayed a photo of multiple concrete buildings on a hill, overlooking a beach with teenagers standing and ready to swim. Neon red colored AIM Lab logo is in the middle. The text reads: “Ecologies of Access: Disability and Art in the Anthropocene”, Sep 24-27, 2024, “a four-day work-in-progress exhibition and event series exploring disability and access to land, water, air, and life at times of climate emergency”.

Poster for Vibrations from Gaza - Canada Park films screening. — A poster in red, with a red-saturated photo of a young girl. In focus is her hands with both of her palms open towards the camera.

Poster advertising Two Days of Access in Contemporary Art event. — A lavender gradient background with bold green letters that read “Two Days OF Access in Contemporary Art” March 27th / 28th Free ASL available, In person & Online. In the centre there is a pointy spherical cut out revealing a photo of Nicholas standing in a field of wildflowers.

A greyed-out iris flower covering the entire page, against a dark green background. With its letters in green, except the parts where they touch the flower, and turn pink, the words “Reading”, “for,” “Palestine” vertically divide the poster in three. — Poster for Reading for Palestine with Sawsan Faqqua (Iris haynei) – an endemic species to Palestine. Poster design by Roï Saade.

Fruiting body sculpture on display. — The project is a mixed-media sculpture that takes the form of what ressembles a terrarium. Enclosing the interior ecosystem is a transparent acrylic briefcase, complete with handle and gold-coloured metal latches. Inside the case, lives a world narrating my experiences living with chronic pain.

An illustration of a mutating flower with a pink centre and purple, pinkish and greenish leaves expanding outwards.

A group of people (dressed in summer clothes), sitting on plastic chairs, standing, and leaning on columns at the entrance of a house with pink walls. There are some clothes drying outside and some green trees.

This photograph is taken from Faloma Beach in Falcon Lake, Manitoba. A forest of pine and birch trees line the bottom of the photograph, and three partially hidden homes are noticeable amongst the tree trunks. A “water bomber” airplane is flying above the treeline and towards a large plume of grey smoke. The smoke rises high above the landscape, blending with the fluffy white clouds that stretch across a bright blue summer sky.

Illustration of a multimedia book. — Illustration by Emery Vanderburgh of an open book comprising various alternative media in its pages including an e-reader, paper, audio, and braille.

A black and white image of paper jammed in a printer. — A black and white image of an old school printer jammed with paper. The printer door is open and creased paper is flowing out.

A screenshot of AIM’s website, where its protocols are listed. On the side is the same image displayed on a phone screen.

AIM Lab Communication Board Design

Access

research-Creation

A wide shot of the countertop and storage cupboards that stretches across the back wall of the AIM Lab. On the white wall is an animation of a pegboard that reads “Disability is Visible and Invisible”. A fern hangs down on the right side of the wall. The image is enclosed in a white boarder, to the right reads: “Marquee structure x Communication board. A multifunctional grid system used primarily to lay down customized letters (symbols) for communication purposes and function as a book shelf, plants stand and a lot more. Size ~ 700x 100cm Wood/Plexiglass/Vinyl”

(MDSSA) The Third Shift: El Tercer Turno

Photobook Workshop

Ecologies of Access

Film Screening: Vibrations from Gaza / Canada Park

Two Days of Access in Contemporary Art

Reading for Palestine

(MDSSA) Body Bags

(MDSSA) The Paradise Project

(MDSSA) Dismantling societal stigma around disability

(MDSSA) Filús Quilombo Documentary

(MDSSA) Life of Fire

AIM Reads

Paper Jams (recurring event)

Protocol Writing

AIM Lab Communication Board Design

Air, river, sea, soil (online exhibition)

(MDSSA) Mobilizing disability survival skills

Anti-Colonial Reporting