Survive and Reclaim

Sur­vive and Reclaim brings togeth­er the works of Res­i­den­cy Unlim­it­ed’s Voic­es of Mul­ti­plic­i­ty (VoM) III Artists in res­i­dence Den­nis Red­Moon Dar­k­eem, Tani­ka I. Williams, and Immanuel Oni as they delve into inter­con­nect­ed themes of sur­vival, heal­ing, and trans­for­ma­tion with­in site-spe­cif­ic con­texts. Informed by research around Gov­er­nors Island and their broad­er artis­tic prac­tices, each artist reflects on how com­mu­ni­ties nav­i­gate adver­si­ty, reimag­ine spaces, and reclaim narratives.

Sur­vive and Reclaim speaks to how we con­front the inter­sec­tion of struc­tur­al and sys­temic injus­tice, local cul­tur­al his­to­ries, and con­tem­po­rary eco­log­i­cal insights. Res­i­den­cy Unlimited’s VoM artists empha­size the impor­tance of acknowl­edg­ment, remem­brance, and col­lec­tive action — trans­form­ing spaces and his­to­ries rather than mere­ly pre­serv­ing them. By engag­ing dif­fer­ent medi­ums, the artists inspire a renewed per­cep­tion of our shared envi­ron­ments, cul­ti­vat­ing a deep­er con­nec­tion to the land and a com­mit­ment to both past gen­er­a­tions and those yet to come.

Res­i­den­cy Unlim­it­ed is one of the 2024 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Residence