Flint, Michigan native Ash Arder’s single-room exhibition, Flesh Tones, is a rhizomatic exploration of the relationship between the artist, her family, and the automotive industry. A focal point of the project is a baby shower Arder’s parents threw at the General Motors Buick City Plant in Flint, where they both worked and which the artist attended in utero.

Swan Song, the exhibition, takes place in the Mike Kelley “Mobile Homestead,” a full-size replica of the eponymous artist's childhood home located on MOCAD's grounds. The venue is awkward, but the exhibition design, done by the artists, skillfully reimagines the space, transforming it into a seamless environment.

Mother Cyborg (aka Diana J Nucera) is a “queer as fuck,” Latina digital justice activist, a 2021 United States Artists Fellow, and a 2022 Knight Arts and Tech fellow based in Detroit. Her ever-expanding practice includes music-making, performance, education, community organizing, gardening, research, writing, and publishing.