They watch the art. They watch you watch the art. But who watches what the art does to them?

After learning that many museum guards are artists themselves, I planned & curated an exhibition where—instead of watching over art—they could showcase their own.

A year-long personal project that began solo, then became an incredible partnership with Kenisha Rullan, Lucas Tristão & Boris Opacic of Gentle Cowboys.

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First, we filmed a documentary short inside The Met that explored the duality between artist & guard.

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Then, we brought guards from The Met, Guggenheim, Frick, Noguchi & Brooklyn Museum together for a first-of-its-kind exhibition.

All 15 artists were given flexibility in the piece they exhibited, so long as—in the spirit of “osmosis”—it connected back to the art they guard in their respective museum.

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Credits & Recognition

🏆 Awarded with a Vimeo Staff Pick, Clio, AICP Award & a DM from world-famous art critic Jerry Saltz.

🎬 Screened at NY Film Week, NYC Indie Film Festival, Doc Boston, The Hammer Museum & The SFO Museum.

✏️ Covered by New York Nico, ItsNiceThat, Director’s Library, ShootOnline & Shots,

🧠 Made with Lucas Tristão, Boris Opacic & Kenisha Rullan as an independent project.

⚡ Film directed by Nick Sokoloff, shot by Blake Myers, edited by Stacy Peterson & produced by Thereza Helena.