Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE)

Ebb + Flow

“Ebb + Flow” assembles collective stories and sounds from the Everglades wetlands of South Florida. Organized by Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) (Established 2001, Miami, Florida), whose residency program has cultivated artists’ perspectives on the Everglades National Park since 2001, this project honors the communities and various ecosystems of this region, considering a worldview that expands beyond the human era.

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Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE), Installation of “Ebb + Flow” in Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution

Including oral histories from preservation advocates Daniel Tommie (Seminole Tribe of Florida), Dinizulu Gene Tinnie, and Dr. Wallis Tinnie, in an environment conceived by AIRIE alumni Cornelius Tulloch, Germane Barnes, and Christina Petterson, the installation articulates the cultural and environmental heritage of this subtropical landscape, which is under threat from urban development and climate crisis.

 

Artistic direction by Cornelius Tulloch. Sound stations designed by Germane Barnes. Seating designed by Christina Pettersson. Video and audio portraits by Ania Freer. Soundscape installation by Atéha Bailly. Exhibition support and production by Kristina Reinis, Givanete Castillo, and Heike Dempster.

Advisory support from the Everglades National Park, Reverend Houston Cypress, Tracey Robertson Carter, Eve Samples, Alan Scott, Jonathan Truppman, Christina Seely, Gavin McKenzie, Dr. Wallis Tinnie, Dinizulu Gene Tinnie, Amanda Williams, Pedro Ramos, and Reginald Chapple.

This installation is made possible with additional support from the AIRIE Board of Trustees and exhibition donors; Tracey Robertson Carter and Christopher Carter, Tyler Emerson-Dorsch and Brook Dorsch, Felecia Hatcher-Pearson and Derick Pearson, Grant and Deborah Smith, Gavin and Christy McKenzie, Tatiana Mouarbes, Open Society Foundation, Tile Allemann and Jonathan Truppman, Riyaad Seecharan, Valerie Grace Ricordi and Jay Flynn, Diana Wege, and Wege Foundation.

Digital illustration of seven flamingos standing in water. All are depicted in illustrative black lines with their silhouettes reflected on the surface of the water. Three of the birds are colored shades of pink and three of the reflections are teal.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of three tree trunks on a field of green grass. All are depicted in illustrative black lines and colored in a shade of light brown.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of an alligator half submerged in water and surrounded by lily pads. All are depicted in illustrative black lines and colored in green.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of two thatched-roof structures with docks over water. All are depicted in illustrative black lines and colored in shades of brown, green, or blue.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of a tree rendered in brown with illustrative lines.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of three thatched-roof structures with docks over water. All are depicted in illustrative black lines and colored in shades of brown, green, or blue.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of an individual standing with their back toward the viewer. They have long hair held back in a braided ponytail and wear a dress ensemble in green, orange, and light red.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of two figures carrying large sticks above their heads. Both are rendered in brown, illustrative lines, and the sticks are orange and green.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of an owl perched on a tree branch. All is rendered in brown illustrative lines.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

Digital illustration of a figure riding on a horseback. Both the horse and figure are rendered in brown illustrative lines and the figure is colored in shades of brown, orange, and red.

Drawing by Christina Petersson

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