Maka Oniye (Breathing Earth) approaches line and form as living elements that move between body, land, and memory. Rooted in monotype printmaking, where repetition and layering trace gesture and presence, this work extends those marks into space—where line becomes breath and form becomes relational.
Originating from an 8” × 8” oil monotype, the work was digitally expanded into a 107 sq ft immersive wall installation printed on eco-friendly Terralon vinyl. This process bridges traditional printmaking with digital enlargement and refinement, maintaining the tactile depth of the original while translating it to an architectural scale.
“Angelica Trimble-Yanu’s pieces highlight the relationship between innovation and sustainability. Trimble-Yanu explores how advanced technologies, such as AI, are absorbed into Indigenous worldviews that already center a circular and harmonious relationship between humans and non-human entities, like animals and the earth. As an Oglála Lakȟóta artist, Trimble-Yanu's practice focuses on Indigenous ontologies and ethics, and prioritizes community wellness and ancestral medicine. She expresses these relationships through abstracted representations of Maka (Earth) and Anpetuwi (Sun). Her work incorporates Lakȟóta patterns that symbolize our ecosystems, including the water, sun, and star cosmologies. Angelica Trimble-Yanu, born and raised in Oakland, is an enrolled member of the Oglála Lakȟóta Sioux Nation from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She holds a Bachelor’s in Fine Art and Printmaking from The Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her interdisciplinary- and community-based practice has led to numerous exhibitions and residencies.”-Visitgoogle.com
