Essentials Creative is a multi-media collective producing holistic applied arts experiences. The group creates a platform for emerging talent, innovative voices, and unseen narratives where collaboration is celebrated. Essentials is composed of and embraces artists of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community.
For Luminaria 2017, Essentials presented Biochromatic, which examined nature, colour, and the limitations of human perception. Inspired by animals, plants, and minerals that have incredible hues that lie beyond human vision, Essentials playfully and poetically interrogates the relationships between humans and the non-human. Photography, print, projection, sculpture, and lighting design were utilised to explore representations of colour, such as the ultra violet and infrared spectrum. Music and fragrance were also applied to round out the experience. Biochromatic was exhibited in the Mexican Cultural Institute gallery in San Antonio, Texas.
Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival
Exhibition Design, Fine Art, Digital Collage
Essentials Members
Sixto Zavala - Exhibition Design
Misa Yamamoto - Graphic Design
Fabian Villa - Photography & Art Direction
Steven Casanova - Lighting & Video
Adrian Orozco - Publicist & Sound Design
Andrew Anderson - Technical Director & Preparator
Collaborators
Mary Stewart - Stylist
Krithika Reddy - Model
Sharmeen Anjum - Model
Duyen Pham - Hairstylist
Crystal N’Cole Lopez - Makeup Artist
Golden Bones - Wardrobe
Josue Hart - Model
Alice Geaccone - Fashion Designer
Manuel Rubio - Model
Jalen Howard - Stylist
Ryan McKnight - Sound Design
Joe Vega - Sound Design
Annaleesa Wissinger - Model
Arianna Wissinger - Model
Nina Hawkins - Videographer
Fabian Alejandro Diaz - Headpiece Design
Josephine Pearl Lee - Model
Johnathan Dru Acosta - Model & Stylist
Omar Cisneros - Fashion Designer