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Keening at the Edge of Empire

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At the closing of Deering Contemporary 2026: Here We Gather, Rebecca White and companions carried out a ritual within her installation La Guía. An enactment of a historic grief ritual, the performance facilitated collective catharsis in response to ecological and immigration crises. Keening, a mourning practice shared among Gaelic-speaking people, was commonly seen in Ireland and Scotland until the middle of the 20th century. This modern-day Keening expressed rage, grief, and despair at the current state of our country. Emily Peters (an Artist in Residence at Deering Estate) created a sonic landscape during the performance.

Breastplate Worn While Keening at the Edge of Empire

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Ephemera from a performance art piece, Keening at the Edge of Empire. An enactment of a historic grief ritual, the performance facilitated collective catharsis in response to ecological and immigration crises. This vestment / amulet draped my body during the ritual and acts as a record of this outpouring of grief, which also reflects the deep love we hold for the land and our hopes for its future.

La Guía

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A site-specific, participatory installation on Deering Estate for Deering Contemporary 2026, Here We Gather: What we need, we already have, curated by Dainy Tapia. It reflected on migration as an innate behavior of the human species, and offered space for people to process lived experiences. During guided sessions, the public was invited to contribute to the work by adding natural materials to the installation. This experience was designed to foster community and tactile engagement with the earth.

Everglades Ossuary II

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My EVERGLADES OSSUARY project, comprised of sculptural tapestries adorned with invasive Burmese Python bones, honors these wild, powerful beings who bear no blame for their instinctual yet ecosystem-destroying behavior. The pieces confront us with the soul-starvation that afflicts modern humans, and our destructive attempts to fill the void within.

The Star (In the Ravine)

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In the 17th card in the traditional Tarot deck, I found three primary elements: woman, water, and of course, celestial bodies. These symbols, abstracted, divulge a vision in which the energetic feminine contains the power of creation. There, within the void, dark waters move and tiny flickers point the way.

Oxide IV

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Part of the Glyph-State series, this piece visualizes the experience of being guided by subtle wisdom: messages received via intuition, the body, dreams, omens, and synchronicities. Murmurs from this inherent communications frequency are presented here as deconstructed, vaguely familiar symbols, reflecting the varying degrees to which such transmissions are obscured by the conditions of modern life.

Quilt

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In the Glyph-State series, my invented language suggests a link between this moment in time, and others, in which one may have lived other lives, spoken different languages, and understood concepts that are currently obscured. Within this assemblage piece, the characters indicate loss of connection and fundamental inability to understand. Tightly bound together with wire and upcycled fabric, the pieces are suggestive of efforts made towards repair and reconciliation.

Pythia

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Working with earth materials is teaching me that a closer connection to land can provide a vital healing process for our time. The piece references the ancient snake-spirit, Pythia, which rose up from deep in the earth at Delphi to become one with her priestess, giving voice to oracular messages for their devotees. Artists too may work as intermediaries, weaving potent messages into culture when they are needed most.

Garden of Essence

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This was a temporary public art installation in North Bay Village FL in September 2025, a participatory space for contemplation and meditation. Inspired by human migration pathways and the waterways of the Everglades, this experiential artwork was designed to open a space for people to process their lived experiences.

ART events

Presence and Absence: The Space Between

July 12, 2026 | Evanston Art Center, IL

We Are Permimtted 007

June 27, 2026 | Vizcaya Transit Station

Miami Fiber Triennial

June 11, 2026 | Miami International Fine Arts

Deering Contemporary 2026

January 25, 2026 | Deering Estate

The D-Tour: Art Basel Pop-Up

Dec 5-7, 2025 | North Bay Village

Transitions

Oct 17 2025 - Jan 3 2026 | Coral Springs Museum of Art

Don’t Be Absurd

Oct 17 - Dec 20, 2026 | CAMP Gallery, N Miami

Garden of Essence

Sep 9-30, 2025 | North Bay Village

Ancestral Lines

April 4, 2025 | Coral Springs Museum of Art

The Driven Woman

March 2025 | Miramar, FL

Mother Tongue

March 2025 | Miami, FL