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Vignettes in 3 Sessions: KaMag at CADVC

Introduction by Rebecca Uchill. Text by Tatiana Flores, Maleke Glee, and Dell Marie Hamilton

2026

Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, UMBC

28 pages

The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at UMBC (CADVC) is honored to present “Vignettes in 3 Sessions: KaMag at CADVC,” a digital multimedia publication that commemorates the December 5th, 2025 performance, Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos–Pons and Kamaal Malak) in the CADVC gallery, and the presentation of “I am Soil – My Tears Are Water” (2025) as part of CADVC’s public art projection series.

Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag was an interactive performance created for CADVC wherein KaMag invited members of the public into a shared ritual environment—“a sacred space where ancestral energies transcend temporal boundaries, creating a transformative portal between past and present.” The performance unfolded as a multi-media, multi-sensory sanctuary combining spoken word, live music, sound design, and other sensorial experiences in an intimate, participatory format. The following multimedia publication gathers three points of entry into that multifaceted experience, each distinct in method and texture. 

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Olokun Jemaja

The ocean and spirituality often blend as themes in KaMag’s work. In his essay “A Sonic Site for What Returns”, contributor Maleke Glee makes a note about this featured soundscape in vignettes, “In homage to West African deities of the ocean Olokun and Jemaja, the patriarchal and matriarchal orishas reflect the character of the ocean, representing depth of experience, material abundance, spiritual provision, and protection.” Listen to a recording of the audio below.

©2025 KaMag Productions
Artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons performs “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC
Artist Kamaal Malak of KaMag during the performance of “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC
“Two Tibetan Buddhist practitioners perform a purification ritual prior to the performance of “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC.”
Performers write words upon a chalkboard during the performance of “Vignettes in 3 Sessions”. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC.
Artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons (center) with performer and contributor Dell Marie Hamilton (left) performs “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC.
Artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons performs “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC
Artist Kamaal Malak of KaMag during the performance of “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC
Artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons performs “Vignettes in 3 Sessions” on December 5, 2025. Photo: Tedd Henn for CADVC

Performance Excerpts

María Magdalena Campos-Pons performing with KaMag at CADVC
Kamaal Malak performing with KaMag at CADVC