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Modeling Ecologies Exhibition at Entrance Gallery Explores Caribbean Architecture's Social and Ecological Connections

exhibition · 2026-04-20

The exhibition titled Modeling Ecologies: Take Care will take place at Entrance in New York from November 14 to December 21, 2024. It examines Caribbean architectural traditions, emphasizing informal structures influenced by both human activity and natural ecosystems. Artists Shani Strand and Zenobia, known as Sucking Salt, showcase Missorting Pigeonholes (2024), a collage that reflects diverse Caribbean aesthetics and critiques the dominance of European design in the 20th century. Additionally, Ibiyanε, Tania Doumbe Fines, and Elodie Dérond present elombe 024 (2024), a mahogany stool inspired by familial gatherings. Gwladys Gambie's Corals Sheds (2024) features clay models crafted from invasive seaweed, while Deborah Anzinger's video Training Station (2020) explores land history and community initiatives, prompting a reevaluation of colonial records.

Key facts

  • Modeling Ecologies: Take Care is a group exhibition at Entrance in New York from 14 November to 21 December 2024.
  • The exhibition critiques Caribbean architecture as relationships between people, landscapes, and ecosystems, opposing imposed European Modernist and Brutalist styles.
  • Sucking Salt (Shani Strand and Zenobia) presents Missorting Pigeonholes (2024), a collage of Caribbean sites with varied architectural influences.
  • Ibiyanε (Tania Doumbe Fines and Elodie Dérond) created elombe 024 (2024), a mahogany stool inspired by family gatherings.
  • Gwladys Gambie's Corals Sheds (2024) are architectural models made from clay, sargassum seaweed, and bagasse.
  • Deborah Anzinger's video Training Station (2020) is filmed in Maroon Town, Jamaica, and narrates land history and a reforestation project.
  • The exhibition emphasizes minor architectures and informal relationships in the Caribbean, challenging colonial archives.
  • Anzinger's voiceover includes the statement: "Don't be afraid of the colonial archives. Make them work for you."

Entities

Artists

  • Shani Strand
  • Zenobia
  • Tania Doumbe Fines
  • Elodie Dérond
  • Gwladys Gambie
  • Deborah Anzinger

Institutions

  • Entrance
  • ArtReview

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Caribbean
  • Jamaica
  • Maroon Town

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