Misael Soto Made to be hung from the rearview mirrors of cars in the North American West coast, Little Redwoods are a limited edition run of Redwood-shaped air suppressors made of asphalt tar. Though miniature, these Redwoods are still a foot long. Just large enough to get in your line of sight while driving to work, briefly reminding you of the inescapable nature of contemporary petro-capitalism in our daily lives.
Born in Puerto Rico (1986) and based in Miami, Misael Soto's practice interrogates and subverts contextually associated everyday objects and systemic roles, disrupting and manipulating space, systems, and frameworks. The publicly accessible, time-based, and ephemeral work involves interventions made upon existing objects, performative activations, institutional mediations, and is, more often than not, a combination of these elements. misael received their MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2018) and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Art History from Florida Atlantic University (2008). misael was the first ever Art in Public Life Resident with the City of Miami Beach's Department of Environment and Sustainability and Oolite Arts, where they founded the Department of Reflection.
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