Opening Reception for algo•ritmos (2 tienes santo pero no eres babalao) and Drawn Breath, Exhaled Frequencies
Over 350 art patrons, artists, collectors and Board Members gathered on Saturday, August 16 for the opening of two powerful new exhibitions at Locust Projects! These immersive exhibitions explore cross-cultural communication and overlap within different environments: algo•ritmos (2 tienes santo pero no eres babalao) by william cordova in the Main Gallery and Drawn Breath, Exhaled Frequencies by Arsimmer McCoy, and Selina Nwulu, Michael Webster in the Project Room.
Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to meet the artists and delve into the inspiration and creative process behind each of the commissioned projects.
algo•ritmos (2 tienes santo pero no eres babalao)
In the Main Gallery, william cordova’s algo•ritmos (2 tienes santo pero no eres babalao) reimagines the sets of Good Times and Que Pasa USA? as a layered environment of memory, architecture, and archival media. The space came alive through a performance by Hattie Mae Williams, who activated the installation with movement that bridged body, land, and place.
cordova is interested in the synthesis of spiritual and ritual symbology, allegory and urban vernacular architecture within these TV programs. He invites the viewers to reflect on our public and personal memory, for observing popular culture mythology as a vehicle behind our own diverse rich cultural foundations.
Drawn Breath, Exhaled Frequencies
In the Project Room, Drawn Breath, Exhaled Frequencies—created by Michael Webster in collaboration with writers Arsimmer McCoy and Selina Nwulu —transforms early 20th-century sound mirrors into vessels for voice and connection. The opening activation brought Arsimmer together with sound artist + vocalist Dani Amaro and visual artist Carrington Ware for an immersive performance weaving poetry, sound, and visuals into a visceral cross-cultural dialogue.
The installation stages a listening encounter between continents, between silence and resonance, and between breath and the urgency of speech. Pairs of mirrors, fabricated by Webster, are positioned throughout the space to create discrete listening zones, where signal is condensed, and speech becomes legible.
The voices of McCoy and Nwulu are projected as fragmented, overlapping transmissions. Their words carry the weight of coded warnings and quiet solidarity, marked by tenderness, a reaching across distance. In this space, listening is no longer passive — its strained and complicated. It is a generous and deeply embodied act of spatial positioning.
Both exhibitions are now on view through October 25—come experience them for yourself! Wed-Sat | 11am-5pm. Visit locustprojects.org for more info.
The fall 2025 exhibitions are made possible with major support from The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; and is sponsored, in part, by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.