Illuminate

Lawrence and Ushindi glowing at BLINK.

ILLUMINATE : An Immersive Journey through Shadow and Light

Three individuals, who were nominated by Cincinnati arts organizations that are participating in BLINK, including A Pictures Worth, Black Art Speaks, and ROMAC, participated in a transformative, customized experience over BLINK weekend (October 19th and 20th), designed for them by immersive experience designer Kori Martadom, The Well and Artist Fellows including Kateri Sparrow, Elan Schwartz, and SLiNK love.  

Ushindi, Lawrence and Christian (Sea Drye), the three participants, embarked on an immersive journey throughout Cincinnati during BLINK to investigate personal themes and opportunities to illuminate the shadows of self to see more clearly the sources of their own light. 

Thanks also to Welcome Project, the American Sign Museum, Julia O. Bianco, WildHOME, Cal Cullen and Chef Kristen St. Clair.

For more information about Illuminate, read our article here.

Journeyer Ushindi

Journeyer Lawrence

Journeyer Christian (Sea Drye)

Journeyers and Fellows! The first meeting.

About Kori Martodam

Kori Martodam is a poet, dancer/choreographer, and immersive theater maker born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2017, JKLM Studio is a crucible and an archive for the creative projects of Kori and collaborators. JKLM has fostered the development of five evening-length scored movement improvisations for performance and has hosted and co-taught numerous classes and workshops in collaborative, real-time movement co-creation. In recent years JKLM has evolved to include installations, visual art, travel writing, experience design, and other curated reflections. 

Meet the Fellows

SLiNK love

Kateri Sparrow

Elan Schwartz

Thanks to BLINK for their support.