i. haus of dust

Haus of Dust is a multi pronged  artistic project to bring awareness on substance use in the Latinx queer community. 

The project started with Haus of Dust, The Immersive Experience, a multi media installation; followed by the creation of a Game as a tool for anxiety and cravings release, currently under development.

The project's foundation is our community, through workshops, community events and a Future Garden X Loisaida INC,  We hope to de-stigmatize substance use and create a space of wellness for our community. 

 
 
 
 

About the Author

GABRIEL TORRES

Culture Push Associated Artist

Gabriel Torres is a multidisciplinary artist from Colombia and New York. Gabriel’s work deals in the conversations between community engagement, creative placemaking, civic practice, theater making and film. Gabriel has worked in Hong Kong, NYC and Colombia as an educator, documentarian, theater director and community engagement consultant.

Gabriel is currently working in Haus of Dust, a campaign to bring awareness about substance use in latinx queer communities from his personal experience. Haus of Dust is successfully created as a collaboration between Gabriel, Aaron Salazar (Producer) and Kristen Kelso (Marketing and Development director), additionally a collective of 10+ artists and institutions working to bring forth the project. To learn more, visit iamdust.org