‘poemas de sal y tierra (poems of salt and soil)
Opening Saturday April 12th 5PM - 9PM
“Cultural identity… is a matter of ‘becoming’ as well as of ‘being.’ It belongs to the future as much as to the past.” - Stuart Hall
‘poemas de sal y tierra (poems of salt and soil)’ is a collective living archive, an ever evolving space where sentiment, symbolism, and memorabilia come together to be held, celebrated, reimagined, and shared. The gallery space functions like a diary written in prose, where the artworks serve as entries–preserving feelings and memories beyond physical artifacts. Artists from the Caribbean and Latin America weave new layers of meaning into inherited stories, places and objects, transforming memory into an active conversation that continues to unfold.
Through their work, the artists transform fragments of themselves into an active, breathing record of resilience and reverence for their roots, lived experiences and their own sense of belonging. This exhibition is ultimately a reflection of how we collect, connect and preserve the intangible, and how we return to it for comfort, clarity, and renewal. Here, collective memory isn’t fixed; it shifts, grows, and evolves through each work.
-curated by FORGOTTEN LANDS and homework
🗓️ April 12 - May 31, 2025
📍 homework - 7338 NW Miami CT, Miami FL 33150
Artists:
Nathalie Alfonso @nathalie_alfonso_studio
Stephen Arboite @seleck
Jonathan Carela @jonathancarela
Raymel Casamayor @r_casamayor
Nicole Combeau @beau_nicole
Adler Guerrier @adlerguerrier
Amanda Linares @amandallinares
Elisa Bergel Melo @eemmbbmm
Devin Osorio @devinosorio
Charlie Quezada @charliequezaada
Victoria Ravelo @pre.sent@pre.sent.pastpast
‘poemas de sal y tierra (poems of salt and soil)’ explores the idea that we both come from and become the places we move through. Salt and soil, fundamental to land and sea, symbolize ancestral geographies. Through the use of various mediums–painting, drawing, sound, film, photography and sculpture– artists translate ephemeral histories, embodied knowledge and shifting landscapes into tangible artworks, much like poetry makes visible the invisible threads of our existence.