As the sun sets on the Symbiotic Shore, join us for a closing reception at the gallery from 4-5 PM, before we walk to the 7th street beach together. The exhibition will culminate by bringing the artist-designed beach towels from IQECO’s Fire Island Photo Archive to the ocean for a moment of collective leisure between 5-7 PM, affirming the importance of togetherness, rest, and reflection in environmental work.
Monday, March 14th
Closing Reception Schedule:
4-5 PM: Meet at 644 Collins
5 PM: Procession to the beach at 7th Street
5-7 PM: Gathering on the beach at 7th Street
Age Appropriateness All ages.
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In Miami and beyond, it’s critical to not only build resilience against climate change but to cultivate a regenerative ethos. Coastal cities around the globe are engaged right now in conversations about how to fortify themselves against the climate perils of tomorrow. Local governments frame these conversations in terms of how to best keep real estate assets and local economies above water so that business as usual can continue. However, countless people and other species are left behind in these plans, which are made without addressing the root causes of climate change and habitat degradation. For their upcoming Waterproof Miami project with Bas Fisher Invitational and Bridge Initiative, the Institute of Queer Ecology (IQECO) will present an exhibition that proposes evolving Miami into a “Symbiotic City,” a civic strategy for environmental harm reduction and climate adaptation.
This exhibition brings together artists living in Miami, and other coastal cities; from liminal, romantic spaces defined by environmental precarity. Their memories, dreams, and experiences materialize here through diverse approaches towards envisioning a future where coastal cities don’t fortify themselves against a rapidly changing world but change themselves to meet the needs of the moment. The show is sincere and tactile. From an altar constructed from hurricane debris that were collected along the gulf coast this season, to an audio composition that amplifies the worsening conditions in Biscayne Bay, to a photo archive reproduced as beach towels from a residency that the Institute of Queer Ecology did on Fire Island, the exhibition traces a line from New Orleans, down Florida, and up the Eastern Seaboard, bringing together artists who are all concerned with how the places they live and love will change in the coming decades.
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