Carried Home Exhibition Opening 2026

Carried Home centers on Cryptotermes brevis, a termite native to the Atacama Desert of Chile. It left its place of origin through the early European colonization of the Americas. Traveling inside wooden ships, it moved unnoticed within the same structures that carried precious metals, goods, and people. Traveling along the Pacific coast, through Panama, and across the Caribbean, it eventually arrived in South Florida. Originating in the driest place on Earth, C. brevis survives in the kiln-dried wood used to build our homes. In South Florida, it lives almost exclusively within human-made structures. Since it can’t withstand moist ecosystems, its survival here depends entirely on the built environment. It is, in many ways, a domesticated termite. The works in this exhibition bring together patterns made by hand, machine, and insect. Locally reclaimed wood marked by termite activity is reworked alongside carved wood, ceramics, and paper. These materials draw connections between ship structures, desert landscapes, termite colonies, and local community. Throughout the exhibition, enclosure, repetition, and hidden interiors emerge as shared spatial logics. Termite damage becomes a record of loss, movement, adaptation, and shared environments. Made possible with support from the Broward County Cultural Division Support has been provided by the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Helen and Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund Mary and Alex Mackenzie Community Impact Fund