Movements in Motion

This digital exhibit profiles 11 student projects visually, which were created from a collaboration between alumni of the Tulane Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship and illustrator Hugo Martínez. The collaboration was envisioned as an effort to not only capture students’ contributions beyond the program experience but to also bring to the fore the meaningful work being done by grassroots organizations in the surrounding community and abroad. From addressing housing insecurity in New Orleans, resisting environmental and indigenous extermination in the Amazon rainforest, or building connections with Afro-Maroon communities in the Atlantic diaspora, each of these collaborations is a representation of the outstanding and relevant work taking place beyond the campus. The art is meant to be evocative of the achievements they represent, designed with parallax scroll activation so that users can actively view the illustrations as they come to life with each scroll. This interactive format aims to involve the viewer in a community engaged dialogue with the artist, the organizations and people represented, as well as each student’s role in making the connections that allow us to know the work taking place on the ground. We hope you enjoy the exhibit.