Join  renowned  Chilean American artist  Cecilia Vicuña for a virtual conversation  about her  work  that  explores the  deep histories , coastal tradition  and  the  ecology of her homeland of Chile. Enjoy  two short video artworks,  Seed Song  (2015) and Un  nudo  vivo/ A Living Knot (2017), featuring artistic rituals for healing human-environment relations.

Vicuña  is  joined in conversation by  Amalia Cordova, Latino  curator for  digital and  emerging  media  at the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  and  Saisha Grayson,  time-based media curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Vicuña’s film  Kon  Kon  (2010) is also  available  for viewing  on the Women Filmmakers  Virtual  Festival webpage from Monday,  March 1,  to  Sunday,  March 7.  Questions and comments submitted by viewers  about  the  film  will be discussed during  this virtual  program.

This program is made possible by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, Because of Her Story, and is co-presented with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.