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An honor to be part of the team for the final season of legendary @slippurinn restaurant, located in a tiny archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. Each dish was crafted with full respect to the land and Icelandic tradition. Thank you Kata, Auðunn, Indíana, Gísli for always welcoming me at your table. A summer of lifelong friendships, foraging wild plants for the cocktails, running up volcanoes, jumping in the ocean, distilling Icelandic roses, and throwing a bitchin’ final dinner and party, which in turn was a much needed detox from corporate burnout & vow to never go back and always stay wild and free. best summer of my life: 2025.

experimental dining at the end of the world Chef Heidi Ross 6/10/2025 sing for your supper swing cheese performance an honor to be a guest CHEF/CONCEPT: @halloumi_heidi GUESTS: @halstonbruce @davidas @megparadowski @saskiacwb @breaweinreb @highchurch

A Trio of Olfactory Modalities | May 26, 2025 Scent Week 2025 | Institute for Art and Olfaction @artandolfaction I was proud to present my olfactory work for the first time for this event, executing a project that was five years in the making. My lecture featured five conceptual fragrances based on the life and work of Luis Barragán, fragrances with titles such as: Mexican open air spice market, horse stable for those who romanticize horses, the presence of God, wet clay seasoned by tequila dried by sunshine, and exit through the former studio now gallery to the gift shop. I am always delighted to speak about Barragán, and thankful to have a captive audience. The Smell of Pantone 12-2036: a performative lecture on the life and work of Luis Barragán by Halston Bruce @halstonbruce with movement by @marcopalomino and Barragán cake by @kellylikescake Commodity Exchange: a no-money estate auction, with fragrant strings attached which was a surrealist scent-tagged auction of priceless goodsby Hannah Marie Marcus @resonebula Adorn a cake-piped pas de deux on a frosted human body in motion by Kelly Delany and Megan Paradowski @kellylikescake and @megparadowski This event is proud to be a part of Scent Week, hosted by the Institute for Art and Olfaction. The artists involved in this event would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Institute for Art and Olfaction for boldly championing scent as a vital and expansive artistic medium, fostering experimentation, education, and access that continue to transform how we perceive, create, and connect through fragrance. (And for teaching me everything I know about olfactory arts, and the consistent encouragement to be fearless in my olfactory artistic practice!) AV: Sound by Mobius Acoustics @mobius_acoustics @_j.db_ with support by @daniel.bouley Venue: Porter Street Studio @psstudio_dtla   Media: Colin Lupe @infinitylupee & Daniella Mora-Balbo @youhavemycamera Video Editor: Megan Paradowski @megparadowski Thank you: Saskia, Minetta, Julianne, Joseph, Jeneta, and the Zoom Fumes

I’m calling this period Deep Grief // Deep Joy. “if you’re able to, have an interaction with something endless and ever-evolving - for me that brings me peace. That means stuff is going to be OK.” Garek Druss (quoted in City Arts Magazine 2014) Transitions are pure power - if you allow it.

DRONEBATH 005 February 22 and 23rd, 2025 Edition 005 In collaboration with @thebroadmuseum for their two day performance series titled Props for Memory in conversation with their collection exhibition ‘Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature’ during @friezeofficial in Los Angeles. ARTISTS: @dinnerplatesofperfection , @jonat8han , @voltagectrlr , @ianewellman , @white_boy_scream  + @baseck , @harpistemology , @the_sound_sculptress , @theeasylove   SOUND: @mobius_acoustics SPACE: @thebroadmuseum CURATION: @halstonbruce IMAGES: @free.symmetry , @salvador_ceja_garcia Special thanks to: @darinkleinandfriends.la & @edpatuto In honor of @garekdruss

Embodying the Equinox: a feast for the senses September 29 2024 Art practice as comestible kinship through sharing food and enacting contemporary ritual. Embodying the Equinox was a dining experience that educates about the land and encourages collaboration and featured a dance performance choreographed by Meg Paradowski, a culinary experience by chefs Heidi Ross and Camila Casañas to include a food performance and edible sculptures, and the a live sonic soundscape by Grandfather., Cafe Lounge, and Tairiq and Garfield of Twiin Towers. The autumn equinox is a time for balance, responsibility, and engagement, encouraging us to ground ourselves and thoughtfully articulate our intentions while nourishing our mind, body, and soul. Through contemporary ritual and shared meals, this dining experience educates about the land, fosters collaboration, embodies the guest, and highlights local and community food systems to serve as a meal that is also a land acknowledgement. The intent is to connect people to deeper societal values and the essential relationship between people and land, all through an unconventional artist-orchestrated meal. One of my favorite events of last year of amazing talent I had the great fortune to bring together. Chefs @halloumi_heidi  @camilacreates   Kitchen team @_chefalby  @kellylikescake  @chefallyrael Dance performance by @_empara  choreographed by @megparadowski  with @travis_lim_ent  @marirosacrawford  @davonrashawn  @courtney_conovan Dancers dressed in @rabotworld Live soundscape by @92funkradiorecords , to include @dinnerplatesofperfection , @buymorefubu , @b.i.g_reek  & @_twiintowers_ Photos by @bosskie

1. @9richuals as Hollywood Dick, photo credit @emilravelo 2. Well Done by @_empara with @marcopalomino and @daphodilfern , photo credit @likethecolor 3. Sample That: Purple Moonlight with Barry Jenkins & DJ Candlestick @djjihaari @bandrybarry @candlestickem 4. @latimesimage L.A. Vie en Rose 5. @channeltres , photo credit @yasmeanuh 6. Criterion Dinner and a Movie screening Daisies (Věra Chytilová 1967) hosted with @ssyuf 7. @christostattoo in Bending the Channel by @m_0ther , credit @drdarkturn 8. Aftermath with @ilegalmezcal 9. House of SII Opening @studio.s.ii , photo credit @mutedawolf   Talent and partners tagged, photographers credited. 
All events produced, hosted, and/or curated by me.

1. NYE with @moet @jordankensley and @yungpolemaster , photo credit @yasmeanuh 2. @murs316 , photo credit @yasmeanuh 3. @savantyoung , photo credit @yasmeanuh 4. @reneemooi & @lastjeronimo , photo credit @yasmeanuh 5. Talib Kweli, photo credit @yasmeanuh 6. @4n4k4 and @avilasanto , credit @bosskie 7. between sets of BERZERK by @naeemjuwan 8. @anamibia @shot_by_andrew_dosunmu 9. Well Done by @_empara with @travis_lim_ent , photo credit @likethecolor 10. Bending the Channel by @m_0ther , photo credit @drdarkturn 11. @hitechdetroit 12. Moments with Standstill with @jettkwong @chaosupport @only1tnix @theactualyogi Talent and partners tagged, photographers credited. 
All events produced, hosted, and/or curated by me.

I brought Iceland to Los Angeles for an immersive scented dinner with a collaboration between dear friend and Icelandic cuisine wizard @gislimatt , and the Fischersund family — @iamjonsi from Sigur Rós, @liljabirgisdottir , and @vhdinjc to create an experience that touched all the senses. Production support by @han.gert Tablescape design + install by @mailigurl (with special guest help by her adorable mom) Custom black clay plates with floral imprint by Thomas of @feia.studio A gracious thank you to the Icelandic food producers who made this possible :
@icelandiclamb  for the incredible lamb
Leo Seafood from Vestmannaeyjar for the beautiful cod
@saltverk  for your amazing salts
@icefreshoficial  for the arctic char
@islenskhollusta  for the wild herbs and seaweed And thanks to evian for footing the bill. 🇮🇸🫶 Photo and video by @infinitylupee

DRONEBATH 003 July 28, 2024 I love creating magic with you all. Next ritual is September 8th, link in bio. Edition 003 ARTISTS: @m_0ther , @jonat8han @wilddonlewis and Janet Housden as Hostile Architecture, @yannnovak SOUND: @mobius_acoustics SPACE: @psstudio_dtla ENLIGHTENMENT: @toasty.town CURATION: @halstonbruce IMAGES: @dmorabalbo

Grid was getting dark and serious so here’s some body for the ‘gram

DRONEBATH 001 April 7, 2024 SOUND: @garekdruss @meredi @snakesofrussia @voltagectrlr @mobius_acoustics SPACE: @psstudio_dtla ENLIGHTENMENT: @toasty.town @theactualyogi @only1tnix CURATION: @halstonbruce IMAGES: @dmorabalbo My heart is still ablaze from this gorgeous offering. See you at the next one - May 26, 2024 - link prob in bio