Marsha Lieberman

During the summer of 2026, wildfires in Ontario were felt as far south in the United States as Washington, DC. How do we process the sun and the sky turning unusual colors, the air becoming unbreathable?  Do novel narratives take root in the same way as the familiar and accepted, becoming the latest of the stories… Read more: The Color of the Sun, The Color of the Sky

(Diagram of one bird making a single trip to and from a birdbath) I have a pollinator garden, birdfeeders, and multiple birdbaths outside my kitchen window. A small table and chairs make it possible to observe at close range, unnoticed by the insects and birds.  Insects seem to prefer flowers that are in full sun, […]

The drive to experience belonging is deeply seated in human psychology. What role could movement through space play in the development of this experience? Is there a relationship between navigation and identity? Are who I am, where I go, and how I get there interconnected, a woven fabric? In the field of dance, meaning is made […]

How do you keep track of where you are? Are your maps made of landmarks, constellations, indications of prevailing winds? Peculiar meanders? Expected sounds? Rescue teams in Venezuela, knowing that people were trapped in rubble after the June 2026 earthquakes, resorted to searching for survivors by listening for any sounds they made.

How do we build images that show the passage of time? What role does layering play in showing history? Counter-Mapping practices highlight the value of lived experience in deciding how to show where we really are, and how we navigate through space and over time. History can be “shown leaving imprints in space, and time… Read more: Counter-Mapping