Conversation on Millions of Dreams Ago

Join Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) for a conversation inside Susan Aparicio’s Millions of Dreams Ago at the UCLA Planetarium. 

Aparicio will be joined by her partner and collaborator, Peter Gunnarson, Robotics Researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Leonardo Clarke, Astrophysics PhD candidate at UCLA. The discussion will be moderated by LAND curator-at-large Bryan Barcena. Together, they will discuss the inspiration, collaboration, and making of the project, their shared love of science, as well as the role of the planetarium in both on- and off-campus life.

Susan Aparicio (b. 1996, Bell, CA) is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist. Her work frequently engages with familial stories and family footage to reflect on her upbringing—mixing in the mythos and aesthetics she grew up with around latinidad, sci-fi, spirituality, and pop culture. She has presented her work at the California State University, Dominguez Hills, Charlie James Gallery, The Mistake Room, and the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival, among others. Aparicio earned dual BA degrees in Studio Art and Cognitive Science from the University of Virginia, and completed an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles in Art.

Millions of Dreams Ago is commissioned by Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) and organized by Bryan Barcena, LAND curator-at-large.

This project is funded through the Mohn LAND Grants established by Pamela and Jarl Mohn. The initiative provides Los Angeles-based artists resources and support to present site-responsive, transdisciplinary work across Los Angeles County.

LAND’s 2025 projects are made possible with lead support from the Offield Family Foundation, the Jerry and Terri Kohl Family Foundation, and The Perenchio Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation, Ben Weyerhaeuser, Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture, Brenda Potter, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and LAND’s Nomadic Council.

Commissions by LAND are supported by the LAND Artist Fund with major funding provided by Karyn Kohl. Generous funding is provided by Berry Stein and The Goodman Family Foundation.

LAND is a member of and supported by the Los Angeles Visual Arts (LAVA) Coalition.

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Photo by Gina Clyne.