joshuadumas

Descendings
is a series of video portraits, by Joshua Dumas with Rebecca Fitton, Fannie Hungerford, Veronica Jiao, Justine Lee, DZ Maciel, Debbie Mausner, Mor Mendel, Benjamin Roach, Zamora Simmons, Alexis Steeves, Erica Wray.

This gallery is arranged randomly and refreshing the page will re-order the videos. Repeat viewing and lingering is encouraged!

Video and voiceover recorded by the participants. Concept, facilitation, editing, and music by Joshua Dumas. Created June 2020-June 2021.

Major aspects of this project were developed in an online workshop led by DZ Maciel. Captions and audio descriptions are indebted to an info session by Rebecca Fitton.

Artist note from Joshua Dumas: I am profoundly grateful for the deep wisdom, trust, grace, and generosity of the participants. I have learned so much from them and am excited to share their thoughtfulnesses!

Discover more about these remarkable artists:

Rebecca Fitton: Instagram, Portfolio
Fannie Hungerford: Instagram, Portfolio
Veronica Jiao: Instagram, Portfolio
Justine Lee: Instagram, Portfolio
DZ Maciel: Instagram, Portfolio
Debbie Mausner: Instagram, Porfolio
Mor Mendel: Instagram, Vimeo
Benjamin Roach: Instagram
Zamora Simmons: Instagram, Portfolio
Alexis Steeves: Instagram
Erica Wray: Instagram, Porfolio
Joshua Dumas: Instagram, Porfolio