A handmade print of the bust of Aline Sitoe Diatta, a revolutionary figure in Senegal who inspired revolution against the French Colonial empire. Made by the artist Muoi in muted green, grey, and black tones, on a plain white background.
A close-up of a person's torso, showing flexed bicep muscle, with a background that is mostly white.
A human finger pointing upward with an owl perched on it, against a plain white background.
A black and white artistic photo of two nude women embracing each other, with one woman kissing the other on the cheek, and a third woman seen in the background.
A black and white photo of a tall, narrow structure with a snow-covered umbrella on top, located outdoors in a snowy landscape.

MAROONING BODIES creates immersive games, installations, future relics, and curriculum that help communities rehearse new ways of living together. We work across: game design, fine art objects (future relics), public installations & educational programming. 

This project’s next steps are supported by the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture, the Mellon Foundation, LACE, and the Andy Warhol Foundation.

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MAROONING BODIES is both:

[ 1. ] a format of play, and [ 2. ] an archive of our collective dreams of the future.

The game has been played in Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, and across North America including: USC, CSU East Bay, National Sawdust Creative Forum (NYC), Women and Dance Leadership Conference (Los Angeles) and Norco Prison. Over the course of its run thus far, the game has produced collections of poetry, paintings, creation stories, a perfume series, dance rituals, dissertations, and so forth.

[ 1 ] ABOUT THE GAME
[ 2 ] ABOUT THE ARCHIVE 
WAYS TO WORK WITH MAROONING BODIES:
GAMEPLAYS
FUTURE RELICS
INSTALLATIONS
CURRICULUM
LECTURES/TALKS

COLLABORATIONS & PRESS

LACE x Andy Warhol Foundation. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Grant Recipient + Art Development + Lecture, 2026].

LA Department of Arts and Culture x Mellon Foundation. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Grant Recipient + Art Installation, 2026].

FCCW Spring Artist in Residency. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Grant Recipient + Art Installation + Printed Publications, 2026].

Brooklyn Rail. Brooklyn, New York, USA. [Printed nationwide + global digital release, Feature story, 2025].

Whistle Space Summer Institute. Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. [Residency + Gameplay, 2025].

California Arts Council x Center for Cultural and Power. California, USA. [Residency + Gameplay, 2024].

Women in Dance Conference. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Talk +Gameplay, 2024].

Dakar Community Session. Dakar, Senegal. [Gameplay, 2025].

California Rehabilitation Center (CRC Prison). Norco, California, USA. [Gameplay, 2023].

Cal State East Bay. Hayward, California, USA. [Gameplay, 2023].

University of Southern California: Critical Game Jam. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Gameplay, 2023].

USC School of Urban Education Policy, Doctoral Dissertation. Los Angeles, California, USA. [Published Research, 2023].

Rose Pan Africa Institute Collaboration. Popenguine, Senegal. [Residency + Gameplay, 2022]

perfocraZe International Artist Residency. Kumasi, Ghana. [Residency + Gameplay, 2022].

National Sawdust “The Future Is….Symposium.” New York City, New York, USA. [Residency + Gameplay, 2022].

Hallmark International Youth Club Collaboration. Digital, 8 countries. [Gameplay, 2022].

Addictest Educational Program. Rabat, Morocco and Casablanca, Morocco. [Gameplay, 2021].