AIRIE Art Basel Miami Beach Screening & Reception of “Elements of Being”

Carlos Realegeno & Nicole Pedraza

Miami, FL – December 2, 2024 – AIRIE (Artists in Residence in Everglades) partnered with Woven and Art Basel Miami Beach for a special event in celebration of Miami Art Week 2024. Invited guests arrived at The Carter Project for a reception and a homecoming presentation of “Elements of Being” which debuted in April 2024 in Venice as a part of “Personal Structures” at the European Cultural Center.

“Elements of Being” is a powerful collaboration aimed at inspiring collective action for environmental, social, and racial justice. The installation offers an affirming space where diverse narratives and underrepresented voices intersected, fostering meaningful dialogue on climate change. Through a blend of choral music, painting, opera, performance, and dance, the work highlights the transformative power of intersectional storytelling.

Guests were excited to witness the debut performance of “Chant,” choreographed by AIRIE residency alumnus Gentry George and featuring dancers Nicole Pedraza and Carlos Realegeno in a piece that delves into humanity’s toxic and inescapable relationship with both the environment and one another.

Additionally for the occasion, artist and 2023 AIRIE Indigenous Fellow Diana Eusebio presents Itla-Okla, an installation inspired by yellow dyes from Itla-Okla (Spanish Moss), a plant found native to Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Miami. The installation invites visitors to photograph themselves, offering a decolonial space to reimagine our connection to nature beyond white supremacy and Cartesian modes of thinking.

Guests in attendance included the event’s hosts and AIRIE board member Tracey Robertson-Carter and Christopher Carter, AIRIE Board Chair Riyaad Seecharan, AIRIE board members Tyler Emerson Dorsch and Zoe McKenzie, honorary trustee Alan Scott, AIRIE Global Artistic Director Cornelius Tulloch, AIRIE Consulting Director Heike Dempster, artists Suzi Alvarez, Jen Clay, Franky Cruz, Diana Eusebio, Christiane Peschek, Zoe Schweiger, misael soto and Asia Stewart, as well as Catherin Camargo, Clayton and Parker Carver, Marysella Castillo, Cathy Leff, Rain Lu, Erin Malone, Katherine and Dan Mikesell, and Hanoch Sheps.

Tracey Robertson Carter

Tracey & Christopher Carter

Diana Eusebio & Cornelius Tulloch

Carlos Realegeno & Nicole Pedraza

Carlos Realegeno & Nicole Pedraza

Nicole Pedraza

Carlos Realegeno & Nicole Pedraza

Tracey Robertson Carter

Suzi Alvarez, Zoe Schweiger, Cornelius Tulloch, & Cathy Leff

Cathy Leff, Erin Malone, & Tracey Robertson Carter

Brandon Clarke, Holly Bass, Gwen Tulloch, Tracey Robertson Carter, Cornelius Tulloch, Saziso Phiri, Gloria Hernando, & Marysella Castillo

Cornelius Tulloch, Riyaad Seecharan, Heather Roy, Alan Scott, Givanete Castillo, Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, Tracey Robertson Carter, Diana Eusebio, & Heike Dempster

Katheryn Mikesell, Danny Kolker, Annette Fromm, & Karen McKinnon

Diana Eusebio & Heike Dempster

Ilan Gilhuly & Diana Eusebio

Gwen & Cornelius Tulloch

Diana Eusebio

Cornelius Tulloch & Heike Dempster

Cathy Leff, Christopher Carter, & Laura Novoa

Heike Dempster, Hanoch Sheps, Parker Calvert, Josh Campbell, & Clayton Calvert