This storytelling and performance project centered the experiences of three men who shared their experiences around food while incarcerated. Artist Abby Galvin and myself provided facilitation and assistance to prepare and produce these performance for “Undoing Time,” ASU Art Musuem, pop-up event curated by Julio Cesar Morales.

Performance of “Prison Pies, Valley Food” by JP Avila
Performance of “How to Make Kimchi in Prison” by Kirn Kim
Performance of “How to Run a Prison Store” by Bruce Ward

Featuring Bruce Ward, John Avila, “Trigger,” and “Jack.”

The following description is written by artist-participant Bruce Ward:

“Hi my name is Bruce ward. For the last seven years I've been working as a peer educator and mentor inside the Arizona Department of Corrections. I've been teaching Artwork and meditation. On an individual level I help people build the coping skills that would allow someone to re-enter into society from incarceration. I spent the last year going through the process of Reentry and wanted to help construct a road map for the next guy getting out.

Re-entry Radio helps to explain the culture shock that a formerly incarcerated person will now face in the outside world. This project has the potential to have more voices and to educate not only the public about this transitional period in people's lives but to help people with difficulties through their own process.”