Community Partner: Love Intersections
Student Researchers:
Clay Zhang
Rayna (he/they) is a second-generation immigrant with roots in Malaysia and South India. He is a UBC student living and learning on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. They are currently pursuing a degree in Cognitive Systems and minoring in ACAM.
Over the term, Clay and Rayna co-created a workshop with Love intersections around cultural spices as forms of healing and medicine. This workshop process is designed to use artmaking as a means to facilitate dialogue around racial justice, organizational resilience, and community nourishment. Centered on sensory engagement, the workshop utilizes collaging, allowing participants to connect to stories of ancestry, healing, and community through a tactile experience. This exercise provides a break from cerebral, conversation-heavy spaces, shifting the focus toward embodied, arts-based reflection.