The Lens
Exploring perception, attention, and the multiplicity of meaning.
Perception is not neutral. The way we see—what we notice, what we overlook, where we place our attention—shapes the reality we inhabit. The Lens is a body of work that explores seeing as an active, transformative act. Through writing, movement, play, and form, these projects invite us to shift perspective, question what we take for granted, and attune to the unseen.
Each work begins with the premise that looking changes the thing looked at. Whether through the body, the page, or a piece of folded paper, we examine how directing the gaze creates meaning. Some works are subtle invitations to notice differently; others are structured interventions designed to interrupt perception and reframe experience. Writing, in this context, is not just a tool for expression—it is a way of seeing, and a way of being seen.
At the heart of this inquiry is a simple but radical shift: what if meaning isn’t fixed, but always in flux—shaped by how we move, what we notice, and who we are in the moment of seeing?
The Lens is an invitation to pause, to shift, and to see again.
The Box
Participatory Installation, Sound & Writing-Based Ritual / First Iteration: June 2025
An immersive, audio-led writing ritual housed within a minimalist sculptural object. Participants enter a one-hour guided experience, interacting with a simple cube—“The Box”—from multiple perspectives. A poetic voice guides them through shifting vantage points and structured silences that lead them into writing. The voice becomes a presence. The box becomes a mirror. And perception becomes the practice.
This project bridges visual art, sound, performance, and writing, and is designed for scalable, global distribution. A motion-activated sound module, replicable design, and subscription-based prompt system are currently in development. If you’re interested in this work and want help support its development, please reach out.
The Box is available for exhibition, activation, or site-specific adaptation in galleries, libraries, festivals, educational institutions, wellness centers, and public interventions. To host The Box or explore a custom collaboration around this body of work, please get in touch.
The Writing Lens (working title)
Pedagogical Framework / In Development as Book
This is the pedagogical foundation of Abre Tu Boca, rooted in the idea that the narrator is a lens through which the world is seen. Whether consciously constructed or emerging from the subconscious, each piece of writing is shaped by perspective. This methodology teaches writers to explore their narrator’s point of view with precision—Who are they? Where are they? Why are they telling this now?
The framework moves between the subconscious (writing through the character, as lens) and the conscious (framing a story with intentional structure). It is a method for teaching perspective, presence, and perception—on and beyond the page.
Move your body & you will move your mind.
Move your body & you will move your mind.
The Turning Point
Participatory Workshop, Book Arts / March 2023 / Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
A hands-on book-making workshop using a single folding structure as a site of transformation. Participants explored multiple variations of one technique—flaps, folds, directional shifts—revealing how even a small change in structure could alter the reading of the whole. Each book became an embodied metaphor for a shift in perspective. Where is the turning point? And what happens when it arrives?
Pages were filled with handwritten or collaged writing, created on-site or brought from home. Each participant left with a custom book and a PDF template for future iterations—an invitation to continue the exploration independently.
Forgetting
Poem as Book / Released During The Turning Point
Handmade Edition
Created as the guiding artifact for The Turning Point, Forgetting is a poetic work embedded within a folded book structure designed to be read in multiple directions. The top and bottom pages turn independently, allowing the reader to encounter different combinations of lines and shifting sequences. The structure destabilizes linearity. Meaning becomes fluid. There is no single “correct” order.
The piece explores how memory is layered, how perspective alters story, and how forgetting can sometimes be the opening to insight. The modular format creates a reading experience that mirrors the act of remembering itself: incomplete, overlapping, and always subject to rearrangement.
As in much of Amanda Aileen Fisher’s work, structure is placed in service of message. The reader becomes an active participant in the meaning-making process, physically navigating uncertainty and choice. As the pages turn, so too does the sense of what the poem is saying—its center never fixed, only approached.
Forgetting served as both inspiration and instruction for the workshop, offering participants a tangible example of how poetic impulse can be embodied through form.
Search for Seeing
Public Writing Intervention, Perception Game / September 2024; Digital Re-release: September 2025
A poetic scavenger hunt, printed on bright yellow paper and distributed around town—a public invitation to shift perception. Participants are asked to find and share ordinary wonders: a spiral, a poem with no words, a child’s laugh. The goal is not to win, but to see. The message of the piece: “May we all get what we already have.”
This ephemeral work was enacted through street distribution, group participation, and spontaneous engagement. A digital version will be re-released in 2025.
Abre Tus Ojos
Participatory Game for Children / Debuted at Dadathlon, Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico / March 2025
A playful treasure hunt designed for children, inspired by Search for Seeing. Using found objects and sensory clues, children were invited to explore their world as if everything were alive and speaking. One of the final steps in the hunt was to find a new friend and offer them a small gift—a flower, a feather, a hand-colored token. In that exchange, the real treasure of the hunt was revealed: connection.
This piece was originally created for Dadathlon, a community-centered festival hosted by the European NGO Daddyhood, which supports fathers and families through events, education, and creative connection. The event took place in Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and included a race, games, and participatory art experiences designed to deepen bonds across generations. Abre Tus Ojos was part of the afternoon scavenger hunt, turning the simple act of noticing into a doorway for friendship, generosity, and joy.
Interested in activating this project in your school, family festival, or community space? Get in touch to explore customization options.
