INTRODUCING OUR NEW SERIES: THE ART OF REBUILDING, an 8-week community experience comprised of stories, imagery + poetic musings that speak to this de/re-constructive time. TAOR will exist in 3 observable forms: (1) in print (zines distributed thurs around htx) (2) online (@recessmvmt + www.recessmovement.org/taor) (3) in person (live art pop-ups wed nights in Montrose) It was birthed from the belief that 2021 is a significant bridge year between where we have been + where we are going, and seeks to give language, purpose + guidance in a time that feels vague, painful + undefined. Join us on this journey of decomposing so as to be rebuilt even better the second (or third or fourth) time around. It's never too late to begin again. Now is your time to come fully + freely alive. - - - Project Details // #TheArtofRebuilding video @thenathanberry photography @insomnikit, @thenathanberry + @kalliebah models @dancer_olash + @ giulzvelez creative direction @kalliebah @sghageman produced by @recessmvmt for our '21 campaign #ARTREBUILDS

We cannot help but rewind + reminisce over our Fall '21 project, #TheArtofRebuilding. So much happened those 8 weeks on the streets of Montrose in Houston. Not only did we gain tools for rebuilding our souls, but a beautiful little community formed among us. This work of building bridges in the unlikely places is nothing in comparison to what we're going to see in the days ahead. Standby for the greater later. God saves the best wine for last. url: www.recessmovement.org/taor social: @recessmvmt

A story of rebuilding by Giuliana Velez // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 10.27 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 6 - Sensitivity" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up experiences. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR — A PAUSE:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A voluntary (or involuntary) moment of silence⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A breath⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A moment for all to consider We often run from them, but God has the last word⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After living life mechanically, God forced even myself to pause⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ During my parent’s divorce I was on autopilot⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But chaos took my religious guide and stepfather-all in one-from my life⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had to take a pause. How could I return back to God after the one I looked up to for hearing His voice proved his own imperfection? & then 2020 came⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The ultimate time of reflection⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2021⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Another moment to consider⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not of our own doing, but maybe for a higher purpose? We were given time.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Time to regroup⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Time to form your own identity⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Time to rebuild on a correct foundation⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Time for us to realize that we have a perfect Father to depend on despite all worldly imperfections Take the moment that has been placed on us⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Grasp and realize what we’ve been given. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A moment of silence. A PAUSE #theArtofRebuilding⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ARTREBUILDS

A story of rebuilding by Xavier & Mari Godoy of Mastrantos Restaurant in Houston, TX (https://www.mastrantosintheheights.com/) // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 10.6 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 3 - Surrender" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up performances. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR ---- "After 12 years of comfortable & safe corporate careers, Mari & I decided to risk it all. We jumped with both feet into one of the most risky industries there is, just after our precious 3rd child had been born. Owning our own company had an incredible cache, a feeling that most of us dream of... Business plan in hand, potential investors, a ton of due diligence & all the energy & passion ready to be used towards Mastrantos, our first new restaurant. We missed one important factor in our analysis: the unknowns... Being your own boss & building a business from scratch is not as catchy as it sounds. Honestly, we could have quit at any of those low points, & many people do. But we had no alternative. We jumped into this project with both feet. We rebuilt anytime we could & adapted quickly to the situation. We failed many times, but we always said, 'if we fail, let’s fail quick.' We never stayed in the hole for too long & always looked for an opportunity to keep going. We are still far from calling this project a successful one, but what we are now living may be the best stage in our life. Our family is stronger, every day is better than the last & every week seems to improve significantly. However, the best feeling of all is that we get to build something new, something great, something we believe in more than anything else. The best of all is that we get to try. The best of all this is that we work daily to add a little extra for a better society, for a better world. We are believers that the 'doing' is even more important than the idea itself. So if you are stuck on making a decision, know that the most important decision is the one that is made, not the one that is evaluated forever. Move on & give it a try. Do your due diligence, but believe in yourself; things will get sorted out along the way as long as you wake up and fight everyday. Enjoy the ride & show that smile, even now."

A story of rebuilding by Brooke Collins // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 11.3 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 6 - Imagery" live art pop-up performance Join us Wednesday nights from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up experiences. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR

A story of rebuilding by Olash Materanya // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 10.20 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 5 - Resilience" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up experiences. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR

A story of rebuilding by Joselyn Gonzalez // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 9.29 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 2 - Hope" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up performances. For more details, check us out -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR ---- "Change is painful. I moved to the US when I was 10-years-old due to my parents losing their business in Ecuador. It was one of the most impactful seasons of my life and one that shaped my adulthood. It was a time of life where I became invisible - because I was new, became silent - because I didn’t speak the language, became numb - because change was too hard to process. This time of my life would take me years to overcome. A desire to perform and achieve would lead me to wrong paths. A burden too hard to carry would break me - emotionally and physically - to the point of near suicide. Change is painful. But it doesn’t stop at that. If you allow it to be, change is redemptive, change is healing, change rebuilds. There is no change without rebuilding, and there is no way to rebuild without changing. God’s love changes you. His love rebuilds. Then one day you wake up and realize there is so much hope. If you cling to it, His love consumes you, and it rebuilds you from the inside out. It brings life to the places you thought were dead. Your voice returns, and it tells you who you are, whose you are and what you’re made for. It empowers you. Depression comes knocking, but it has lost its power over you. Numbness creeps its way into your heart, but your spirit kicks it out. Silence tries to hold you captive, but you’ve already been set free. Change doesn’t mean that life becomes perfect. Darkness will fight, but rest assured my child, so will our God." #theArtofRebuilding #ARTREBUILDS

Relive the kickoff performance for our new RECESS MVMT series "The Art of Rebuilding" (TAOR): an 8-week series in print, online + in person consisting of stories, imagery + poetic musings that speak to this de/re-constructive time. For more on TAOR: www.recessmovement.org/taor Follow us: @recessmvmt Spoken word by @kalliebah