OGDEN \u2014 Ogden Contemporary Arts\u2019 next artist in residence is set.<\/p>\n
In a press release, OCA announced that Brooklyn-based Zachary Fabri is its 2026 artist in residence. His residence began at the beginning of the month and will continue through Oct. 4 with a live performance Friday, Oct. 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring his residency, Fabri will investigate the history and presence of salt extraction in Utah, asking two deceptively simple questions: What is taken? What remains? Working across video, photography, sculpture, and drawing, he will trace how these questions reverberate from the extractive labor practices of the trans-Atlantic slave trade into Black culture today,\u201d the release said.\u00a0 \u201cThe project takes Fabri to the Great Salt Lake, where he will photograph and film the pink waters surrounding Stansbury Island, and to Compass Minerals\u2019 55,000-acre solar evaporation ponds, the source of salt for a series of new sculptures fabricated with local Ogden partners. Drawing inspiration from the Rothko Chapel and Robert Smithson\u2019s Spiral Jetty, Fabri is also informed by salt\u2019s role across spiritual traditions and by his own Jamaican heritage \u2014 including ackee and saltfish, Jamaica\u2019s national dish, whose pairing of northern European salted cod and West African ackee carries the complexities of the island\u2019s colonial history and creative resilience. The ancient ritual of the salt covenant serves as a foundation for new works that speak to unity and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Venessa Castagnoli, executive director of Ogden Contemporary Arts, said Fabri is the perfect fit for OCA\u2019s program.<\/p>\n
\u201cZachary\u2019s project embodies everything our Artist in Residence program is meant to do,\u201d she said in the release. \u201cIt is deeply rooted in this place, shaped through collaboration with our community, and invites us to look at the landscape around us in an entirely new way. His work connects the salt beneath our feet to the stories that have shaped this region, creating space for reflection, conversation, and a deeper understanding of where we live.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fabri said he looks forward to his time in Ogden.<\/p>\n
\u201cI make work that reveals the connective elements of people. Using abstraction and humor, I poke and prod systems of daily life.\u201d he said in the release. \u201cMy time in Ogden provides an opportunity for immersive research around the simple mineral of salt and the unique qualities of this natural environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
OCA notes there will also be several public engagement opportunities throughout Fabri\u2019s residency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThroughout the residency, Fabri will lead a series of free public programs,\u201d the release said. \u201cA lecture on his art practice at Weber State University\u2019s Kimball Visual Arts Center. A movement workshop will invite participants into somatic exercises responding to the gallery\u2019s site and architecture. Tastings of Jamaican salt cod cuisine prepared by chef Donovan of Jamaica\u2019s Kitchen. The residency concludes with a performance of movement, monologue, and acoustic sound during the opening reception on October 2.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more on these public engagement opportunities, visit ogdencontemporaryarts.org.<\/p>\n
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