University of Miami Wynwood 2750 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite 4 Miami, FL 33127
Diego waisman “For I shall already have forgotten you”
July 17 – August 30, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 20 | 6-9 PM
University of Miami Gallery, Wynwood Building
2750 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite 4 Miami, FL 33127
The University of Miami presents For I Shall Have Forgotten You, an exhibition by Diego Waisman.
Despite the last economic recession, cities across the US have seen a rebound in real-estate value. As a result, land appreciation has allowed developers to target low-income neighborhoods, paving the way for gentrification. As one South Florida reporter suggested, Mobile Home Park communities have become the “low-hanging fruit for developers.” The disappearance of these Mobile Home Park communities is expanding homelessness and affecting the ever-shrinking inventory of affordable housing.
In a collection of images that are both quiet and telling, For I Shall Already Have Forgotten You portrays the vulnerabilities experienced by residents of South Florida’s mobile home communities amid rapid urban transformation and the threat of economic displacement. Photographer Diego Alejandro Waisman captures a fractured sense of place in Miami-area neighborhoods that once flourished but are now increasingly forgotten.
There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Buenos Aires–born, Miami-based Diego Waisman is a visual artist that explores themes of social and economic displacement, identity, and exile. Waisman utilizes documentary photography, video, and installation to build connected narratives about overlooked social topics. He holds an animation degree from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, a bachelors in studio art from the University of Miami and an MFA from Florida International University.
In 2022, Waisman received the Green Space grant, which funded and exhibited his installation This Community, and the 30th Annual Emerald Coast National Best-in-Show, organized by Northwestern Florida State College. In 2023, he participated in the Urban History Association’s 10th Biennial, where he presented a paper on his recent research and creative work around issues of affordable housing in South Florida.
He is a Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator fellow and has received an arts scholarship from the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation and the Faena Art Curatorial Studies Scholarship. His first monograph, Sunset Colonies, will be released by the University Press of Florida in Fall 2024
For I Shall Already Have Forgotten You by Diego Waisman is on view until August 30, 2024 at University of Miami Gallery, Wynwood Building, 2750 NW 3rd Ave, Suite 4, Miami, FL 33127. Open Wed-Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or by appointment. Call (305) 284-3161 to confirm.
For details and online resources, visit www.as.miami.edu/art or contact Milly Cardoso, Gallery Director at m.cardoso1@miami.edu. Follow @umartgalleries on Instagram for updates.
