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Rendering of Waiting for the session to begin by Bryan Rodriguez Cambana

Bryan Rodriguez Cambana, Waiting for the session to begin

July 19, 2019 to August 4, 2019
Boardwalk Pavilion at West 21 Street
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.

Description:

Waiting for the session to begin is a public art installation by Bryan Rodriguez Cambana that reflects on the seemingly disparate spaces in which music, therapy, and the confines of the criminal justice system commingle. Comprised of a sound installation and outdoor sculpture, Waiting for the session to begin, depicts observational drawings of sleeping correctional officers and incarcerated youth in Rikers Island. The title refers to the artist’s time as an educator working on a hip hop project inside the prison over two years (2017-2019). During his tenure, the artist noticed both correction officers and youth operating in a contagious trance-like state or completely asleep in what seemed like a stress-induced coma. Here, Rodriguez explores the surreal experience of sleeping under a shared toxic circumstance, in which these individuals, regardless of their different (and contrasting) roles, may cosmically engage with each other—perhaps in a common desire to escape the confines of the prison or more broadly the punitive system which defines American criminal justice.

The installation will be activated with spinning records and sound 3-7pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays throughout the summer installation.

This exhibition is presented by More Art.