Providence Public Library – Activation 5/20: From Hold to Horizon Exhibition

From Hold to Horizon Activation

created by Kei Soares Cobb and Becci Davis 

Activations offer the experience of a guided journey of the horizon and journaling as rituals of transformation, led by the artists. Please feel free to come and go as you please. To participate in the full experience, please arrive before 6:15pm. Activations take place in the third floor Joan T. Boghossian Gallery, within the From Hold to Horizon exhibition.

From Hold to Horizon is an immersive voyage toward Liberation, an inquiry into our complicated relationship with the ocean, sovereignty, and economies of capture. Inside its walls is a space for locating oneself. Journals detailing the nineteenth century whaling voyages of Captain William Martin, one of New England’s most prominent Black whaling-ship captains, will serve as our guide, leading us to explore a number of questions. Who are we? Where are we? What is happening around us? What are we experiencing together? 

To register, please visit: https://provlib.libcal.com/event/12310799

For the full list of activation dates/registration pages, please visit: https://provlib.libcal.com/event/12300289

Kei Soares Cobb is a Cape Verdean-American sound designer, dancer, gardener, educator, and somatic therapist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Kei’s work has been featured by Trinity Repertory Theatre, RISD Museum, Brown Arts Initiative and is presently in devotional collaboration with acclaimed choreographer, nora chipaumire. Learn more about their work: keisoarescobb.as.me, @keisoarescobb

Becci Davis is an interdisciplinary artist and mother who finds inspiration in exploring nature, archives, memory, and connection to place. Born and raised in Georgia, she now calls Providence, Rhode Island home. Learn more about her work: beccidavis.com, @bdavissynergy

The whaling logs of Captain William Martin are part of PPL’s Nicholson Whaling Collection; view digitized versions of the logs here.

This project is made possible in part by generous support from the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading.

This project is made possible in part by generous support from the Papitto Opportunity Connection.

This project is made possible in part through funding support from Rhode Island Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. RI Humanities seeds, supports, and strengthens public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of Rhode Island Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.