All tagged Rocio Graham

Interview with Rocio Graham: The Ritual Keeper and the Artist Behind My Garden’s Funeral

Interview with Rocio Graham: The Ritual Keeper and the Artist Behind My Garden’s Funeral

Celina Vides
Artist Perspectives, Arts Commons Presents, Behind the Scenes, Inspiring Stories, Visual and Media Arts

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with botanical artist, photographer, and performance artist based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary, Rocio Graham, to talk about her art practice and her latest work. As she joined our zoom-rendezvous, I notice her virtual background of choice is a gorgeous high-resolution picture of her photograph titled When I think of Home #8 one of my favorite pieces by Rocio. I also notice the occasional disembodied hand of her son appearing through the virtual background while we chatted and as he played with the effect, making it spooky and very appropriate for our discussion all things death, rebirth, spirits, and garden funerals.

A Funeral for a Garden

A Funeral for a Garden

Alex Bonyun
Artist Perspectives, Behind the Scenes, Inspiring Stories, Visual and Media Arts

“I have always been very connected to the land. Coming from a Mexican family that grows food and flowers, it is only natural that I find comfort working with the land in my art practice. It connects me to home and defines my identity.”

Based in Calgary, Rocio Graham is a multi-disciplinary artist whose art practice is influenced by her cultural heritage, experiences as a woman, interest in life cycles, and knowledge of botany. She emigrated from Mexico to Calgary in 2002, and brought with her a deep appreciation for gardening instilled in her by her family from a young age.