Miller Robinson is a trans, gender non-confirming, two-spirit, avansahíichva Karuk/Yurok artist based between Tongva-Gabrielino Territory (Los Angeles, CA) and homelands along the Klamath River. It works in constant dialogue with the state of materials and experiences, informed by more-than-human relations, eco-erotism, indigenous feminism, diverse histories of craft, and the poetics of karuk linguistics to bridge intersections of personhood and language evolution toward social re-reckonings, a form of material-driven, anti-social practice. Through medicine, performance, sculpture, and installation, Robinson incorporates garment-making, poetry, song, tattooing, and books to create detailed ecosystems within objects and exhibitions that reach into horizons of queer and trans reclamation and survivance.
Image: Miller Robinson, Xuupsach Sáanvakáapih, Amvamaan (Ancestor Suitskin, Salmon-skin), 2022. Graphite and pigment on silicone rubber. 26 x 22 x 1 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.