Scents of Home - Independent Thesis Concentration
Vignettes serving as a reminder that connection and how we share stories continue to matter in such a constructed world.
Installation and spotlights of cultural showcase (recipes, meaningful objects, places, etc.) created within the Integrated Critical Practice concentration at UCSC (only 2 students in 2026) under faculty advisement of Professor Alonso. Short Documentary Thesis Film in alignment with my concentration.
While Scents of Home began as a way to explore my own initial questions of place in relation to home through my European and American culture, it has expanded to explore a variety of cultures and perspectives. I hope to continue building this project through real stories :).
Scents of Home | Short Doc
Making Mole | Scents of Home
Religious Objects | Scents of Home
Hanfu Club | Scents of Home
Latvian Amber | Scents of Home
Fresas con Crema | Scents of Home
Scallion Pancakes | Scents of Home
Secret Garden | Scents of Home
Jewish Things | Scents of Home
Scents of Home was installed within the Digital Arts Research Center, as well as the Film Department at the University of California Santa Cruz in 2026.
This installation included:
Video spotlights that connect people from different locations through stories, recipes, and objects, physical media prints using the processes of screenprint, cyanotype, and photopolymer through photographs taken in Venice, letters from people in Europe scanned and printed onto canvas, a choose your own adventure book on home, and an audio project connecting fragments from people in Europe, interviews from this year, and ambient experimentation.
