not waving but drowning (2022)

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Is everything okay?

52 concrete pillars with protruding concrete hands are installed in Miami’s Midtown area during Art Basel 2022.







Not waving, but drowning
Midtown Miami
Aerosol, Acrylic, Plaster, Concrete
2.4 x 0.5 x 220m 
(2022)

“Everyone is pretending it’s fine, but you can tell something’s up, the club is empty” 
- Stripper, 22, Miami

In 2022 Miami was heralded as the crypto capital and is widely recognised at one of the most at risk major cities when it comes to climate change and sea levels rising.

Art Basel Miami saw gridlock traffic, a surge in flights and an ATM that measured how wealthy you are.