“Sula Bermudez-Silverman conducts deep research into the significance and history of the objects that surround our daily lives, investigating the ways in which symbol or material can act as a carrier of historical memory.”– juror Aurora Tang, Independent Curator / Program Officer, PST ART

“Sula Bermudez-Silverman’s practice is grounded in a deep engagement with the material histories of objects. Her work emerges from rigorous research that often brings to the surface colonial legacies and geopolitical narratives embedded within everyday objects. By crafting delicate pieces from substances such as sugar and glass, she investigates how materials function as carriers of historical memory, revealing the ways in which objects can hold stories of power, labor, and identity.” –juror Idurre Alonso, Head of Modern and Contemporary Collections, Getty Research Institute

Sula Bermudez-Silverman works somewhere between the archive and the laboratory, following the obscure histories of commodities and objects. Her practice spans a wide range of materials, from uranium glass and animal traps to hair gel, chili flakes, honey bees and pearls. Through intensive research into trade routes and mythological narratives, she examines the imprint history leaves on objects and bodies, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship with the material world they have inherited. Sula holds an MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art. Her work was featured in Made in LA: Acts of Living at the Hammer Museum (2023) and will be included in the 2026 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art.