Ninth Street Crab God, Caleb Lázaro Moreno

Part cryptid sighting and part divine visitation, the Moche (pre-Incan) hero Ai Apaec appears before you. Ninth Street Crab God is a reflection of my multifaceted position as student, academic, artist, and Brown Peruvian of Mochica heritage. I’m currently doing a residency at Art Emergency (located at the end of Ninth Street) where I’m processing what it means to share my immigrant story from a place of not only trauma but power. This work is an attempt at challenging my audience to reconsider the usual circuits of "good immigrant" effect, to behold my abyss and this unexpected, sacred mentor.