About Essentials Creative
A multimedia collective where Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists create site-responsive activations through rhizomatic processes that honor both individual experimentation and collective vision.
Who We Are
We platform underrepresented artists—especially BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA+ voices—within collaborative frameworks that embrace multiplicity over singularity. Working between Austin and San Antonio, we create experiences that reveal the networks connecting communities, cultures, and ecosystems.
What We Do
We integrate photography, fashion, graphic design, video, projections, animation, and installation into immersive experiences. Our work translates folklore and ecology into contemporary artistic practice, bridging institutional spaces, green environments, and community narratives.
Recent Activations
A collaborative multimedia art installation exploring cultural and scientific stories of diversity and interconnectedness through Indigenous knowledge and native plants
About the Project
Rhizomatic is a multimedia tapestry installation that weaves together Indigenous knowledge networks with scientific perspectives on native plants. Each double-sided tapestry presents traditional cultural narratives and botanical information, exploring the concept of rhizomes as a metaphor for interconnectedness across biological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions.
The installation has been presented at two major botanical institutions, each adapting to the unique context and native plant species of its location.
Core Themes
Rhizomatic Connections
Exploring networks of knowledge across biological, cultural, and spiritual dimensions through the metaphor of rhizomes - underground stems that grow horizontally and create new connections.
Indigenous Knowledge
Honoring traditional perspectives and wisdom from Indigenous and marginalized communities, centering their understanding of native plants and ecological relationships.
Ecological Interconnectedness
Celebrating the biodiversity and complex relationships within native plant ecosystems, highlighting the importance of environmental stewardship.
Cultural Heritage
Preserving and sharing botanical traditions that connect people to place, history, and ancestral knowledge systems.
Multiple Ways of Knowing
Presenting Indigenous cultural narratives alongside scientific perspectives, demonstrating that different knowledge systems can coexist and enrich our understanding.
Austin Central Library
October 2-8, 2025
The Austin installation brought Rhizomatic to the rooftop garden of Austin Central Library, focusing specifically on Texas native plants and their significance to Indigenous communities of the region. This site-specific adaptation highlighted the relationship between urban green spaces, cultural preservation, and environmental education.
Chicago Botanic Garden
Summer 2024
The original Rhizomatic installation debuted at Chicago Botanic Garden's Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. This exhibition explored the connections between diverse plant species and cultural knowledge systems, featuring collaborative artwork that integrated with the garden's existing landscape and educational programming.
Tapestry Designs
Each tapestry explores a specific Texas native plant through both Indigenous cultural narratives and scientific botanical perspectives. The double-sided designs allow viewers to experience both knowledge systems.
Activations
Immersive art experiences that connect communities and cultures
Photography
Capturing cultural narratives and artistic expression through the lens
Design
Visual communication that bridges tradition and contemporary expression
Video
Video production and editing to bring your visions to life
Get In Touch
Ready to collaborate? Let's create something extraordinary together.
Whether you're interested in photography, video production, design, or immersive activations, we'd love to hear from you. Available for commissions, exhibitions, and creative partnerships throughout Austin, San Antonio, and beyond.