Charlotte Essex

Land Acknowledgement

I live and work in New York City on the ancestral lands of the Lenape people, known as Lenapehoking. I acknowledge that this land was taken through violence and displacement, and I offer respect to the Indigenous communities who have stewarded it for generations.

I am grateful to live and work here, and I recognize my responsibility to approach this place with care, awareness, and humility. While I cannot undo the histories that shape this land or fully step outside of the systems that continue to affect it, I strive to remain attentive to my role within them.

As an artist whose work is deeply connected to place, I am committed to fostering a practice grounded in respect—for the land, for those who have cared for it, and for the communities that continue to shape it today.