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A still from a film that shows a drawn black eye over a yellow background.
KaMag: I am Soil - My Tears Are Water (2025) 5:07 Courtesy of KaMag

I am Soil – My Tears Are Water

December 5, 2025

CADVC debuts a new public projection of  “I am Soil – My Tears Are Water” (2025), a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that has been adapted for the Center’s Fine Arts Building amphitheater projection program. Conceived for large-scale projection and collective viewing, the work transforms the amphitheater into a reflective gathering space, bringing KaMag’s layered meditations on ancestry, land, and healing into public space.

KaMag’s recent work has included major multi-sensory performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and KaMag’s recent work has included major performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and the São Paulo Biennial, where Campos-Pons and Malak have developed a practice that bridges performance, sound, and moving image to explore Afro-diasporic spiritual, historical, and ecological inheritances.

This exhibition is presented as part of UMBC’s Arts+ initiative, a new campus-wide platform that celebrates and connects UMBC’s vibrant and multi-faceted arts scene through public-facing programming and interdisciplinary creative research. Arts+ positions UMBC as a welcoming arts destination for the region, bringing together students, faculty, visiting artists, and community audiences for exhibitions, performances, and other collaborative events.

A still from a film. There is a simply drawn eye over a purple background.
KaMag: I am Soil – My Tears Are Water (2025) 5:07 Courtesy of KaMag
A still from a film shows a drawn black eye over a green background.
KaMag: I am Soil – My Tears Are Water (2025) 5:07 Courtesy of KaMag
A still from a film that shows a drawn black eye over a yellow background.
KaMag: I am Soil – My Tears Are Water (2025) 5:07 Courtesy of KaMag

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