Alexandra Robinson explores identity by questioning the trust established in meaning by using coded languages as an indecipherable syntax. This discourse is one in which there are many points of view—some unheard or misheard, from cultural, geographical or political points of view. She uses language and meaning as a way to explore truth and belief. She likes to think of her work as a metaphor for how we navigate and understand our lived experience—through discovery, and even confusion. She has explored this in a variety of ways: through counting, walking, drawing, multiples, and installation. Robinson grew up in the military and has lived all over the world. Because of the semi-transient nature of moving every two years she has a longing for place and truth and seeks these themes in her work. Robinson grew up with her immediate family. The intersection of her Mexican and Jewish heritages has cultivated a complexity in how she sees and experiences the world. All of the work Robinson has been generating the last few years is steeped in ideas of identity, labels and signifiers that question place and the self in that place. She has been applying the Military communication languages of Morse code and flag semaphore as a vernacular in this exploration partly due to her upbringing and familiarity with military family life, a long history of visiting military battle fields and museums, and an attraction to a language that is difficult to translate. More broadly, Robinson is interested in how we know a place to be our home, as someone who lived in 10 different locations between ages 1 and 15 she doesn't have a home, but rather an idealized notion of homeland, especially as a person who grew up in the military. The Morse code, the flags, and the signaling all act as a beacon to engage the audience in a language they may not understand or want to. For Robinson, this serves as an interesting intersection for where we are in the world currently when considering ideas of borders, national identity, heritage and labor.