dreams without riders

an exploration of control, featuring zero control

Brigette Hoffman

september 6 – october 4, 2025

7338 nw miami ct, miami fl

Brigette Hoffman’s solo exhibition, ‘dreams without riders : an exploration of control, featuring zero control,’ reflects on the fragile boundary between steering and being steered. Riderless bicycles and circus imagery speak of systems that move without our consent, cycles that repeat regardless of intent. The wheel turns because the wheel turns. We are carried forward, both passengers and participants, often without seeing who built the road.

Carl Jung’s theory of the unconscious sees these movements as arising from a deeper source, the Self, which shapes our path through dreams, symbols, and archetypes. Dolores Cannon extends this vision, suggesting that we are not only shaped by hidden currents but also their architects, capable of altering the design. Yet in the public realm this creative power collides with Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle, where reality is replaced by its image and the machinery of culture, politics, and economy writes the scripts we perform.

The circus in dreams without riders is more than metaphor. It is a mirror of a world where leaders fall away, institutions drift, and events move under the momentum of systems long set in motion. The spectacle delights and distracts, but also contains, making us believe we are steering when in truth the route was charted elsewhere.

And still, beneath the stage lights and the masks, there is the Self, the divine spark that watches, waits, and moves in its own rhythm. Recognizing it is an act of resistance, a way of reclaiming authorship from the spectacle.

This work asks us to see the tension clearly: we are riders and bicycles, actors and authors, creators and creations, caught in the uneasy beauty of surrendering to forces larger than ourselves while daring to reshape the world that carries us. The bicycles circle. The patterns repeat. And within the turning, we may find the courage to take the road back into our own hands.

-curated by homework

Brigette Hoffman is a German-Nicaraguan artist based in Miami. She earned her BFA from The Academy of Fine Arts (HFBK) Hamburg, Germany, in 2020. Hoffman’s artistic practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, and physical animation. Her work draws from various inspirations, weaving together elements of her personal journey, emotions, and character portrayals.

Believing strongly in art’s ability to communicate independently, Hoffman’s creations serve as silent storytellers, inviting viewers to engage with their narratives. Her art explores themes of childhood imagination, the artist’s exploration, and spirituality. Using a diverse range of materials and techniques, her installations offer surreal representations filled with raw symbolism.

In her creative process, Hoffman instinctively brings characters to life as sculptures or animated figures, each embodying a unique muse. This process feels akin to tapping into a divine source, as her sculptures inhabit worlds filled with vibrant colors and ethereal light, providing a break from the mundane aspects of everyday life. Through her paintings, Hoffman reveals the landscapes from which these sculptures emerge, capturing realms where colors dance freely and gravity seems to have less weight.

“Retorno” by Miquel Salom

By Deering Estate

The Deering Estate presents RETORNO, a retrospective survey of Miquel Salom’s wet plate collodion ICTUM OLIM VI series.

Date and time

Sunday, September 7 · 3 – 5pm EDT

Location

Deering Estate16701 Southwest 72nd Avenue Miami, FL 33157Get directions

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About this event

The Deering Estate presents the Contemporary Currents 2025 exhibition series with the exhibition “Retorno” by Miquel Salom

The Deering Estate ‘Contemporary Currents’ series is an annual program that integrates contemporary art with collections and historic houses. Artists are selected from the roster of past and current Artists-in-Residence at the Deering Estate to display their work on the second floor of the Richmond Cottage for a three to six-month period.

For the upcoming exhibition, the Deering Estate will feature Retorno, a retrospective survey of 2018 Artist-in-Residence Miquel Salom’s ICTUM OLIM VI … tempus fugit…. The exhibit includes a series of wet plate collodion photographs produced in situ while documenting the natural and built environments of the Deering Estate. Retorno will showcase an expanded study of Salom’s earlier work alongside an assortment of ephemera that illustrate the artist’s technical process and traces key moments in a dynamic career. Installed in The Garden Room, a historic space in the Richmond Cottage at the Deering Estate, Retorno will be on view from August 1 to October 31. An artist reception and free screening of the winner of three Telly Awards documentary Miquel Salom: Back to the Origin, followed by a conversation with the artist facilitated by Executive Producer, Marcelo Llobell and Director, Isaac Bencid will take place on Sunday, September 7th. The artist reception and cocktail hour is from 3 to 4 pm at the Richmond Cottage; the documentary screening and artist talk is from 4 to 5 pm at the Visitor Center Theatre.

All ages welcome

About the Artist:

Miquel Salom was born in the Mediterranean island of Mallorca in 1951. At the age of 14, his father gave him a Kodak Brownie Fiesta camera, and this changed his life igniting his lifelong artistic dedication to photography. Salom was largely self-taught and continues to publish, teach and lecture on photography. His work connects his personal observations with romantic narratives he has uncovered through his years of travel and exploration. He identifies as a visual storyteller through his mastery of the wet-plate collodion technique, a photographic process he became acquainted with through the work of Sally Mann. Salom has developed a signature 23-step process that allows him to create unique ambrotypes and tintypes of various subjects including the south Florida and Mallorcan landscapes, cityscapes and coastlines. His work joins contemporary artists exploring the revival of this alternative process and its unique handcrafted signature.

With an established international presence, Miquel Salom’s work has been exhibited in New York, Washington DC, New Mexico, Spain, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mallorca. Locally, Salom has exhibited at the Coral Gables Museum, the University of Miami Art Gallery in Wynwood and the Miami Institute of Photography. Previously, Salom served as Visiting Artist of the Art & Art History Department at the University of Miami.

About the Deering Estate Deering Estate, located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Miami, is a 21st Century house museum, cultural and ecological field station, and a national landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, owned by the State of Florida and managed by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department. Deering Estate is designated as one of seven Miami-Dade County “Heritage Parks” which have a vital role in our community’s history, environment and in providing recreational and cultural experiences.

Cultural Arts Programming at the Deering Estate is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc.

About the Deering Estate Foundation For those who treasure the Deering Estate, who advocate for its preservation and wish to invest in its future, The Deering Estate Foundation provides opportunities for individuals and corporations alike to partake in membership, signature events, and one-of-a-kind experiences, all in service of providing vital funding and support to the Deering Estate. Through these efforts, the foundation fulfills its mission to uphold the legacy of Charles Deering’s cherished 1920s-era property, to provide funding for the cultural, educational and recreational experiences it offers, as well as its significant scientific and archaeological endeavors to conserve its diverse flora, fauna and the eight native ecosystems that thrive on its 450 acres, and to ensure its longevity as a prized American heritage site. Established in 1989, The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc. is a community-based charitable 501(c) 3 Florida Corporation and the philanthropic partner of the Deering Estate.

To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART and/or any accommodation to participate in any Miami-Dade Parks-sponsored program or meeting, contact Gisel Prado at 305-755-7848 or [email protected], at least 7 days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

Aluna Art Foundation Presents

Books Are Burning

Solo Exhibition by Rubén Torres Llorca
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Aluna Art Foundation at The Tower Art Space
1444 SW 7th Street, Miami, FL 33135 (Little Havana)

Aluna Art Foundation, in collaboration with elespacio23 and the Barlington Group, is proud to launch Books Are Burning, a compelling solo exhibition by the acclaimed Cuban artist Rubén Torres Llorca. The opening reception will take place Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 7:00 PM at The Tower Art Space in Little Havana.

This marks Torres Llorca’s first solo showing at this historic venue, offering an intimate exploration of themes such as history, literature, and cultural power structures, interwoven with personal threads of love, memory, and identity. Through this lyrical exhibition, the artist invites viewers to reflect on the ways narratives are created, destroyed, and reshaped over time.

Event Details:

• Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6, 2025
• Time: 7:00 PM
• Venue: The Tower Art Space, 1444 SW 7th Street, Miami, FL 33135
• Neighborhood: Little Havana

Note to Attendees: Due to limited parking in the neighborhood, we strongly recommend using ride-share services such as Uber or Lyft to attend the event.

About the Artist

Rubén Torres Llorca is a celebrated Cuban visual artist known for his rich narrative style that blends personal autobiography, literary references, and historical commentary. His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and is recognized for its layered, poetic lens on identity and cultural memory.

About Aluna Art Foundation

Aluna Art Foundation supports innovative, cross-disciplinary art initiatives that open dialogue around culture, heritage, and transformation. By partnering with institutions like elespacio23 and the Barlington Group, the Foundation curates immersive exhibitions that engage and challenge audiences.

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Regina Durante Jestrow: Everything Mixing Always

• September 6, 2025-October 11, 2025
• Reception: September 6, 2025, 6-9 pm
• 1294 NW 29th St.
• Miami, FL 33142
• 914-787-9270 Mobile
• [email protected]

Baker—Hall is pleased to present Everything Mixing Always, Regina Durante Jestrow’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. On view from September 6 through October 11, 2025, the exhibition debuts a new body of textile-based works that build on Durante Jestrow’s longstanding investigation into the symbolism and structure of American quilt traditions.

In her latest series, Durante Jestrow draws from the spiderweb quilt pattern, its historical, folkloric, and personal meanings serving as both a formal and conceptual foundation. Referencing Victorian-era superstitions around embroidered webs as charms for luck, and the emotional resonance found in the work of artists like Louise Bourgeois, she explores the spider as a figure of protection, intuition, and labor. Within these compositions, geometric shapes unfold in directional tension—spiraling, colliding, reforming, and suggesting movement and transition.

The works further echo an intuitive choreography shaped by music. Durante Jestrow approaches the act of making like a dancer in motion, rhythm and improvisation guiding her hand. The title Everything Mixing Always is a nod to musical theory and the layered approaches of composers and sound engineers, meant to evoke the constant interplay of influence, memory, and process. Like a good mix, her compositions ask: what voice should be heard now—and how can the rest hold it up?

Durante Jestrow works with hand-dyed fabrics combined with second-hand materials sourced from all over South Florida, including unconventional materials like sequins and neoprene. Her use of reclaimed textiles reflects her commitment to sustainability and a broader engagement with place, echoing the textures and tones of Miami’s natural and cultural landscape.

Regina Durante Jestrow is a Miami-based artist whose work reimagines the language of quilting through abstraction, improvisation, and material experimentation. Deeply influenced by American folk art, mid-century abstraction, and the expressive power of pattern, her work has been exhibited widely throughout Florida and beyond.

About Regina Durante Jestrow

Regina Durante Jestrow’s practice explores the reinterpretation of American quilting traditions by investigating textile history and geometric pattern symbolism. Her early exposure to sewing as a child paved the way for a journey combining quilt-making with improvisation, contrast, and repeat patterns. Jestrow draws inspiration from the vibrant natural landscapes of South Florida, weaving the colors, textures, and structures of the region into her work using a diverse palette of new, second-hand, and hand-dyed textiles. An integral part of her artistic ethos is consciously incorporating thrifted and second-hand clothing and fabrics. By doing so, she aims to reflect Miami’s culture and address the pressing issue of textile waste plaguing our society.

She employs symbolic geometric quilt patterns as a foundation, transforming and manipulating these shapes to create dynamic movement and evoke a sense of transformation. To reflect the essence of the Miami landscape, she uses colors inspired by the rich tapestry of its diverse population, complemented by dyes derived from locally sourced plants and rust. Her use of unconventional materials, such as neoprene, sequins, and faux leather, pays homage to the pop culture that permeates Miami’s artistic identity.

Her artistic journey is guided by a profound appreciation for American folk art quilts and a deep admiration for geometric-abstract artists from the mid to late twentieth century. Visionaries like the Gees Bend quilters, Elizabeth Murray, Helen Frankenthaler, Rosie Lee Tompkins, and Gego have left an indelible mark on her creative perspective. These influences have been powerful motivators, driving her to produce quilts with significant personal symbolism and to weave intricate narratives within their patterns.

The CAMP Gallery Presents Dual Exhibition Opening: Aquí No Pasa Nada by Hermes Berrio and Fair Play by Katrina Majkut
Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 2025 | 6:00 – 8:30 PM

To RSVP to the opening, send us an email to [email protected]

The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) is pleased to announce the opening of two new exhibitions on Friday, September 5, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, featuring Hermes Berrio and Katrina Majkut, two artists whose work invites viewers to reconsider the narratives embedded in everyday life.

In Aquí No Pasa Nada, Miami-based painter Hermes Berrio captures seemingly uneventful moments and elevates them through vibrant, layered compositions. Drawing from daily life, Berrio transforms the mundane into meditative visual experiences—inviting audiences to slow down and discover beauty in overlooked spaces and actions.

In Fair Play, New York-based artist Katrina Majkut uses embroidery to subvert traditional representations of masculinity in sports. By partially covering iconic baseball cards and revealing only athletes’ accomplishments, Majkut challenges the gender norms of athletic culture and opens a dialogue about visibility, representation, and equality.

Together, these exhibitions highlight what is often unseen or undervalued—urging viewers to reflect on presence, potential, and the stories we tell about success and identity.

Berrio has this to say about the recent series:
“I walk, observe, absorb, and translate. This work doesn’t begin in the studio; it begins in the streets of Miami: Little River, Allapattah, Overtown. I’m not inventing new realities; I’m amplifying the ones we pass by every day, the visual noise of the city, the discarded, the improvised, the overlooked.
Aquí No Pasa Nada is a series rooted in stillness; in the everyday moments that rarely make it into the frame. A slouched chair on the sidewalk. A sagging wire fence. A soggy cardboard box splitting open after the rain. These are not landmarks or symbols. They’re simply there. And that’s exactly why I paint them.
These images don’t romanticize poverty or decay. Instead, they call for a kind of radical attention; to see the poetry in the peripheral. Each work is built from real places and found moments: an ice cream truck plastered with chaotic signage and cartoon stickers; a “No Trespassing” zone turned into a playground for a sun-faded teddy bear on a rusted truck; an alligator crossing a handicapped parking space, part myth, part reality, entirely Miami.
Rendered in mixed media; acrylic, gold leaf, spray paint, fabrics, charcoal; these paintings are tactile, dense, and full of interruptions. They mirror the city’s layered, chaotic texture. The human figure is mostly absent, but never far. Every image carries the trace of someone: the person who built the fence, hung the laundry, fed the birds, or left the chair behind. These scenes are haunted by labor, improvisation, and the quiet resilience of everyday life.
Miami appears here not as spectacle, but as a patchwork of gestures. The work resists grand narratives in favor of the intimate and the fragmentary. There’s no agenda; only an invitation to slow down, to pay attention, and to notice the strange beauty pulsing just beneath the surface. To find gold in the gutter.
These are scenes for no one in particular; which is exactly why they matter.”
Between Berrio’s work and in the sister exhibition with Katrina Makjut, each artist asks the viewer to slow down, to look and to focus on both possibility and accomplishment – let everything else become silent.

Exhibition Details
Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Venue: The CAMP Gallery
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Website: www.thecampgallery.com

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