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Working between Providence and Puerto Rico, Rhode Island School of Design alum Marina Ramos Ortiz uses sand in their art to demonstrate an impermanence of Puerto Rico rooted in colonialism.

Rya Vallabhaneni

Rya is an Arts & Culture editor from Albany, NY. She is a senior studying English and Literary Arts, and her favorite TV show is Breaking Bad.

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Mariana Ramos Ortiz works with sand as agent of resistance

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Photo of Brown RISD Dual Degree sitting on the floor making bricks with clay in Ghana.

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February 4

Students engaged with local traditions of earthen plastering and relief sculpture in the villages of Kwaso and Timeabu, located in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Courtesy of Sofia Nolan.

Left: Photo of people in Nara Park in Japan feeding and interacting with deer. Right: Photo of students in a pottery studio in Taiwan.

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February 4

The first half of the course took place in Japan and the remainder of the trip was spent in Taiwan. Courtesy of Shoji Satake.

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