In a recent lecture, Lizania Cruz explained––with a smile on her face––that as an artist, she intentionally relinquishes control. It is not a factor she is particularly interested in because control does not serve the function of her work. Instead, she thinks through modalities of agency and intent. Her practice is grounded in the notion that participation is a tool that should always center people first, and not the art. Noting this careful distinction, I cite Cruz’s own words: “Art can be a catalyst for change, but there are material conditions that art can never really provide for.” Participation in art encourages critical thought, action, and change, slowly seeping from the symbolic realm to lived, material realities.