A View From the Easel: Flor Khan

This week's installment of A View From the Easel features Flor Khan, an artist based in the Bronx, New York City. She has been working from her current studio since March, previously working in various artist studios and her own apartment. Her typical day begins at 4pm, following her daytime job, and involves working on multiple pieces simultaneously. She activates her studio with a salt lamp and a candle for her ancestors before starting her work. Her background music is sourced from NPR's Tiny Desk series.

The studio environment holds significant importance to Flor, as it allows her to connect with her ancestors' memories and memories of her late father. She works with alternative photographic processes and enjoys the silence and tranquility of her space. Flor's studio is part of the Kreate Hub community, which she finds inspiring. She is also partnered with a muralist and painter, and together they plan to host a cyanotype-painting workshop on New York City landscapes.

Flor appreciates the accessibility of El Museo del Barrio, a local museum that showcases Latin American and Caribbean culture and history. Her favorite medium to work with is photography, particularly alternative photographic processes. These methods enable her to revisit and reinterpret memories of her family and loved ones, while also disrupting colonial narratives and bringing agency back to the subjects of her images.