C-lective Curator’s Cut:

Part of Ajaya Bhatnagar’s Mindscape series, 5212 Broadway draws from her experience as an immigrant navigating new places, identities, and emotional terrain. Constructed from found soil, pebbles, grass, leaves, and clay layered onto wood, the work transports us to both a physical and emotional location. Ajaya’s practice centers people, place, and grounding, using carefully sourced materials to anchor memory to the natural world. The piece reflects the quiet act of inhabiting a place, a contemplative corner of the Presidio, finding steadiness in unfamiliar terrain, and cultivating gratitude for the environments that shape who we become.