REGGIE CARRILLO, DJ ARMENTA, MONIQUE FRANCO, ELIZABETH MENDVIL

AZ(LAND) is a non-profit venture dreamed up by people living in the heat of the Sonoran desert. We bring together barrio innovation to provide educational, ecological, and innovative resources and research insights for communities of color. Our work gets inspiration from the nopales, our ancestors and elders on this land to collectively engage in the work of future making so that we may continue to survive on these lands for the next thousand years.

About the project

Shades of Resilience

Discover Shades of Resilience, a transformative shade structure that celebrates the local Indigenous and Mexican American cultures. Part of ¡Sombra! Experiments in Shade, this installation offers heat relief education inspired by the wisdom of Indigenous ancestors and their ability to harness the utilitarian abundance of the desert.