Name: Landed
Start: 2025-05-24T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-24T22:00:00-04:00
Location: IPC ArtSpace

Landed

IPC Art Space

Immerse yourself in Landed, Steve Dozier's evocative photographic collection chronicling the arrival of Haitian and Cuban migrants.

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<h3>Landed</h3>Curated by Carl-Philippe Juste Immerse yourself in Landed, an evocative photographic collection by Steve Dozier that chronicles the arrival of Haitian and Cuban migrants in 1980s Miami—a pivotal chapter in history that remains relevant today. Fleeing violence and oppression, these individuals left their homes behind, embarking on harrowing journeys in search of freedom and a better life. Landed captures their struggles and aspirations, inviting viewers to reflect on the enduring quest for refuge and opportunity. In the tumultuous 1980s, Miami transformed into a newly dynamic space as waves of refugees from the crumbling Soviet Union (refuseniks) arrived and as the rising cocaine crisis and civil unrest, marked by the McDuffie Uprising, spilled into the streets. Within this complex landscape, Haitian and Cuban immigrants forged their paths—one group fleeing the oppressive Duvalier regime, the other seeking asylum through the Mariel Boatlift; both found themselves in the middle of this fraught mix. Yet, the promise of freedom inspired the striving of both groups of islanders. Cuban migrants were welcomed into the fold -- “Welcome to the Orange Bowl”–– and Haitians huddled together after being wrangled by the police on Miami Beach. From the policies of wet-foot/dry-foot, put in place to protect Cubans and briefly Haitians, to the Haitian Refugee Center (HRC) set up to help, Miami found space, however unequal, for these growing communities, no matter their skin tone. The tensions, though, were palpable. Landed, thus, highlights not only the simultaneity of Haitian and Cuban migration to Miami in the 1980s but also the range of experiences and differential treatment provided to these migrant groups who traveled on boats and rafts and risked their lives. While the “American Dream” is universally sought after, day-to-day life in Miami in the 1980s was anything but universal; Cubans and Haitians, by and large, lived very different lives upon arrival. This universality, though, has its place in the humanness of pain and suffering, hope and love, and on the faces of those who arrived, Cuban and Haitian alike. Landed gives us pause and challenges our assumptions about the elusive deferred fantasy.iWitness extends our heartfelt gratitude to the Jorge Perez Family Foundation and the Miami Foundation for their generous support through the CreARTE grant. Landed thrives through our remarkable partnerships with the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab-FIU, Iris PhotoCollective, Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and IPC ArtSpace. Thank you for believing in our vision and helping us make a meaningful impact.

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