Joya: AiR / Sarah Phenix / USA

“During my time at Joya: AiR I reconnected with slowness, play, and re envisioned my art practice with the use of natural materials. I had the opportunity to go for long hikes every day and create within the landscape. After, I shared findings and conversation with artists I admire over Donna’s incredible cooking. This space helped me to engage with creating with the land in mind, with sustainability as a possibility. Joya: AiR was a beautiful and regenerative place for me.”

Sarah Phenix

Sarah Phenix is interested in connecting others through her relationship to the environment and her personal processing of loss and regeneration. She received the Bridges Fellowship from BAVC Media and worked with Other Cinema in 2018-2019 in assisting in running their 16mm archive. Her work has been shown and screened at Southern Exposure, The Roxie Theater, Image Flow, and more. Her work has been featured in Analog Cookbook, Nowhere Diary and Brooklyn Vegan Magazine (NY). She currently co-directs an analog production company, Rainbow Tunnel, hosting film workshops, screenings and creating independent film projects in the Bay Area, and is preparing for a show at the Mills Museum for Spring 2023.