Isak Immanuel

San Francisco, California

“Landscapes of Youth” | 2025 Paseo Project Artist in Residence

As part of The Paseo Project’s Artist in Residence series, interdisciplinary artist Isak Immanuel will present Landscapes of Youth, an immersive site-based project exploring memory, intergenerational dialogue, and a sense of place in Taos. Drawing from his own childhood experiences growing up in the mesas of northern New Mexico, Immanuel weaves together personal and collective histories through workshops, video installations, and performance.

Through community-engaged workshops, local participants of all ages will reflect on their own landscapes of youth, connecting body, memory, and environment through movement, storytelling, and sensory exploration. These workshops will generate a series of video and performance-based works, culminating in a public presentation shaped by the shared experiences and spaces of Taos.

This evolving project invites the community to engage in a dialogue between past and present, public and private spaces, and the traces we carry forward across generations.

About

Born in Taos, New Mexico (1975), Isak Immanuel is an interdisciplinary artist, dancer, and filmmaker whose work explores themes of precarity, presence, and a sense of place. Through site-immersive multimedia performances, video installations, and communal social arts practices, his projects bring together individual and collective perspectives. His works have been presented in public spaces, abandoned and developmental sites, museums, theaters, and both urban and rural environments.

Immanuel is the artistic director of Tableau Stations, an intercultural arts platform he founded in 2004. His practice is informed by a lifelong engagement with shifting landscapes—both physical and cultural. Raised in the contrasting environments of the mesas of Taos and later in East Los Angeles, he carries a deep awareness of place, memory, and intergenerational relationships into his artistic process.

For over twenty-five years, he has worked internationally, with projects spanning the San Francisco Bay Area, Japan, and numerous other locations. His work is rooted in quiet observation, deep listening, and an openness to multiple perspectives, fostering meaningful connections between people and place.

Community Engagements & Workshops

Coming soon!