Kim Garcia is an artist working in sculpture, drawing, and painting. Through her 2nd-generation Filipino American lens, her practice explores social dynamics and residual trauma from interpersonal relationships, community structures, and memory.

Inspired by folklore passed down by her mother, and blending elements of fiction and reality, Kim’s work examines the power of oral narrative to transform trauma into power.

We visited Kim in her Los Angeles studio for a behind-the-scenes look at her unique process of making and archiving personal histories.