Installation views
“Me Recuerda Eddy” and “Memory Bowl Pile”
scanned archival prints on newsprint paper, plastic and flour
Think of your ancestors and elders, as Danny R. Peralta does with his intimate works, some in recognizable shapes such as bottles and cups, and you are brought to a question: how do your elders’ stories impact your life today?
Familiarity with your materials relies in part on time spent with them. Look closely at the layered strips of paper, made from reprinted family photographs, and you can begin to imagine the hours that Danny spent carefully shaping and caring for his works. Imagine that process of making, thinking and remaking, and you might understand how immediately present and palpable their stories are.
-Text by Sasha Louis Bush
Artist Bio
Danny R. Peralta is a Bronx, New York City-based multimedia artist who mainly works with a camera. He graduated from NYU’s School of Education in 2000 and began working as an educator, photographer, and community developer. He has been awarded a BRIO (2007), the En Foco Legacy Award (2015), and the ICP Director’s Fellowship (2018). His work has been exhibited at the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI), CUNY Lehman College, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts. He is a graduate of ICP-Bard MFA 2020 and currently serves as Executive Managing Director of THE POINT CDC in the South Bronx, where he integrates community revitalization campaigns with his creative practice.
www.dannyrperalta.com