unseen territories
Unseen Territories is not a story of permission. It’s a declaration. And you're invited to witness it.
Unseen Territories is a documentary and site-responsive exhibition that explores the entangled relationships between land, identity, and spatial memory. Situated on Southern Paiute territory in Las Vegas, Nevada, the project convenes 14 local BIPOC artists to engage in critical acts of cultural reclamation and collective authorship.
Through personal flag-making, ephemeral interventions, and embodied performance, the artists interrogate colonial iconography and its legacy in public space. Rather than merely challenging dominant narratives, Unseen Territories reconfigures them—foregrounding ancestral knowledge, lived experience, and speculative futurity.
Operating at the intersection of community-based practice, decolonial aesthetics, and spatial politics, the project reclaims visibility for those long excluded from the symbolic landscape. It is both a refusal and a proposal: a curatorial strategy that makes room for belonging, sovereignty, and reimagined public memory.
Press:
unseen territories, double scoop (2025)
participating artists
Alexys Quezada • Brent Holmes • Brian Martinez • Emily Sarten • Haide Calle • Hue • Isaac Roman Quezada Jesus Orozco • Lance L. Smith • Luis Avila Chavez • Luvriot • Montaysia • Naes Pierott • Xochil Xitlalli
The Team
Director/Producer: Sydney Galindo
Filipina and Indigenous curator, writer, and founder of the ARTS Foundation. She creates space for BIPOC artists to share their oral histories on their own terms—without translation, compromise, or filter. Her curatorial work centers cultural reclamation and artist agency, challenging institutions to reflect the communities they claim to serve.
sydneygalindo.com
Director of Photography/Editor: Shahab Zargari
Award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker and administrative faculty member at UNLV College of Fine Arts. His work spans original films, music videos, and commissioned pieces.
shahabzargari.net
Composer: Alexander Pijuan-Galindo (Arthouse Studio)
Los Angeles-based composer whose scores blend classical, electronic, and avant-garde textures. His work has been featured on CBS, Amazon, and in acclaimed indie films.
arthousestudiomusic.com
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