
The Miami River Project (MRP),
a five-year collaborative art initiative will seek the hidden river, following
its flow from the deep past into the future, and actively supporting its
revitalization. The art's process will reveal and celebrate Miamians' shared
stories and encounters with the river, engaging the perspectives and resources
of those whose lives are most directly connected to it. MRP artists will
involve residents, public officials, scientists and other stakeholders (such
as The
Miami River Commission) in
marking key moments and sites important in the river's human and natural
histories.
The aesthetic palette will
include performance, contemporary music, film and video, and integrated
systems design sculpture tapping scientific and technological advances in
bioremediation. Over the project's five year process creative momentum and
energy will build, emphasizing a fusion of art, education, ecology and life;
and underscoring the challenges and potential the river's histories pose for
the city's future.
Please join our discussion on the Miami River Project blog.
"What is your connection to the Miami River? Share your stories and
encounters with the river, as well as your reflections on what it once
was and should become."
The Miami River Project team is working together on developing this eco-art
effort's five-year plan. For more information about the team members,
please visit their websites:
Xavier Cortada, Miami (team
leader):
www.cortada.com or
www.reclamationproject.net
Mary Jo Aagerstoun, Ph.D.,
West Palm Beach:
www.sfeap.org
Bill Bilowit, Miami:
www.tarecopictures.com
Betsy Damon, New York:
www.keepersofthewaters.org
Juan Carlos Espinosa,
Ph.D., Miami:
www.juancarlosespinosa.com
Carlos Prio Touzet, AIA: www.touzetstudio.com
and
Jacqueline Gonzalez-Touzet, AIA: www.touzetstudio.com
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Xavier Cortada Artist-in-Residence Florida International University College of Architecture + The Arts 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 430 Miami Beach, FL 33139
Xavier Cortada's participatory art practice is based at Florida International University.




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