“Drift” was an exhibition of multimedia artworks centered around the transformation of the Gowanus neighborhood. It was a celebration and a goodbye, an acknowledgement of the end of an era.

Shrine. Bricks, candles, seed pods, audio recording

Bricks from the now-demolished South Brooklyn Casket Company on Union Street and candles from long-time Gowanus manufacturer Crusader Candle on Nevins Street form a shrine to an era in the neighborhood that has come to an end. Visitors were invited to leave their own voice messages which were added to a recording that played periodically from the shrine.

Gowanus Torrent. Four-channel video installation, 7:39 minutes

Gowanus Torrent is a multi-channel video installation examining the physical transformation of Gowanus, Brooklyn. Marking the moment in time before a major rezoning was finalized, it compares the past and present landscapes of Gowanus, inviting the audience to consider what is valuable in a neighborhood, and who gets to decide.

Carousel. Color slides, slide projector, screen, furniture

Images viewed with a vintage slide projector and screen show a Gowanus that no longer exists. The photographs are in fact only a few years old, highlighting how the neighborhood has seen decades’ worth of change in a very short time.