29 Aug RECLAMATION: Lani Asunción, Camille Hoffman, and Kill Joy
February 6th – May 3rd, 2026
Opening Reception: February 6th, 2026
Members Only Happy Hour from 4-6pm
Public Reception from 6-9pm
Ogden Contemporary Arts is proud to present RECLAMATION, an exhibition curated by Kasey Lou Lindley featuring artists Lani Asunción, Camille Hoffman, and Kill Joy. This project brings together Filipino/Filipinx-American artists working at the intersection of social and environmental justice, addressing Indigenous and land exploitation and its effects on diasporic communities.
Lani, Camille, and Kill Joy are influenced by Filipino-American relations, specifically the American colonial period in the Philippines, which spanned the first half of the 20th century and followed more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule. After the Spanish-American War in 1898, the US purchased the Philippines from Spain for 20 million dollars, equaling about $1 per Filipino. This acquisition was accomplished through militaristic force that was part of larger US expansionist initiatives in Cuba, Hawaiʻi, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Though the Philippines was established as a US protectorate in 1935, meaning Filipinos were US nationals by law, they were not afforded the same rights or privileges as US citizens. US expansionism in the Asian Pacific region spurred widespread diaspora – today 4.1 million Filipino-Americans comprise the second-largest Asian American ethnic group in the US.
RECLAMATION seeks to create a socially-conscious space to reflect on US imperialistic history while offering counter-narratives that center marginalized people and stories. The exhibition’s three artists work to reclaim identity – through memory, personal history, and community activism – and to align contemporary diasporic experience with pressing socio-cultural issues.
About the Artists
Lani Asunción
Lani Asunción explores the intricacies of their Filipinx identity and belonging, addressing intergenerational trauma through ritualized performance. For the exhibition, Asunción will present a newly commissioned site-specific installation, video, and performance that draws on their heritage and family history to address how our changing social and environmental climate exacerbates existing inequalities and disproportionately impacts marginalized communities. Extending on their Duty-Free Paradise series and research-driven projects, Asunción interrogates tourism, militarism, and “paradise” as constructions shaped by power.
Camille Hoffman
Camille Hoffman uses collaged, immersive installations, blending American and Filipino landscapes, to explore belonging, ancestry, mixed heritage, and our connection to land. For the exhibition, Hoffman will debut “Traces”, an immersive installation that combines salt sourced from Utah, the Philippines, and Mexico, with watercolor and photographic vinyl created in partnership with Andre Taylor, documenting the process of creation and destruction. Through a critical investigation of landscape painting, empire, and ancestral memory, Hoffman reimagines Emigration Canyon in the Salt Lake Valley, as a site of layered memory—shaped by ancient seas, border-making, erosion, connection, and renewal.
Kill Joy
Kill Joy creates community-driven and activism-oriented projects, working to build reparative spaces for marginalized communities. The artist uses printmaking, mural painting, installation, and puppet-making to address global inequality and the ongoing exploitation of minority groups. For the exhibition, Kill Joy will create a new installation and political prints that merge social and environmental justice with Filipino folklore. The installation will incorporate collaborative artworks created through participatory workshops led by Kill Joy, including Tagalog and English call-to-action placards created by Tambisan sa Sining (Interaction in Arts), a cultural worker group and National Democratic cultural mass organization in the Philippines, activating artmaking as a form of repair, resistance, and community care.
About the Curator
Kasey Lou Lindley
Kasey Lou Lindley is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and curator from Salt Lake City, Utah, known for her work in intersectional ecofeminism that addresses environmental and social issues. She currently serves as the Program & Communications Manager at Ogden Contemporary Arts. Kasey earned her BFA from Ringling College of Art & Design and her MFA from the University of Connecticut. She has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including the William Benton Museum of Art (Storrs, CT), SOHO20 Gallery (New York, NY), Mobius and Proof Gallery (Boston, MA), the Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI), Tempus Projects (Tampa, FL), and The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Sarasota, FL), as well as in India, Germany, Turkey, and Croatia. Kasey recently curated Good Girl and DOOMSCROLLER.
Schedule of Events
Feb. 2 – Feb. 3, 2026 | Community Workshops with Kill Joy. Free & open to the public.
Feb. 5, 2026, 6 p.m. | Lecture at Weber State University: Camille Hoffman artist lecture hosted by Weber State University. Free & open to the public.
Feb. 6, 2026, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. | VIP Members Only Happy Hour: First look at exhibition, small bites and beverages will be served at OCA. Artists will be in attendance.
Feb. 6, 2026, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Public Opening: Artists will be in attendance.
Mar. 6, 2026, 6 p.m. | Public Performance: “Duty-Free Paradise” | Lani Asunción will activate the exhibition with a live performance. Free & open to the public.
Exhibition Viewing Hours:
Thur – Sat, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sun, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
RECLAMATION is made possible by: Weber County R.A.M.P., George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Utah Arts & Museums, Ogden City Arts, Utah Office of Tourism, and Rocky Mountain Power Foundation.