Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Visual and conceptual artist Courtney Desiree Morris looks at the relationship between body, place, and ecology—often using her own body as a way to find space within a landscape.
Her installation“Oñí Ocan” refers to initiations of the orisha (spirit) Oshun, the patron orisha of sex workers and LGBT individuals and a healer who works with honey, cool water, and a mirror. Watch to see how Morris’ video and performance project looks to honey as a material, a metaphysical healing modality, and as a way to honor current and former sex workers and pleasure activists.
Video produced by Corey Marsau
Visual and conceptual artist Courtney Desiree Morris looks at the relationship between body, place, and ecology—often using her own body as a way to find space within a landscape.
Her installation“Oñí Ocan” refers to initiations of the orisha (spirit) Oshun, the patron orisha of sex workers and LGBT individuals and a healer who works with honey, cool water, and a mirror. Watch to see how Morris’ video and performance project looks to honey as a material, a metaphysical healing modality, and as a way to honor current and former sex workers and pleasure activists.
Video produced by Corey Marsau
