LTC 192-2023 Water Tanks Public Art Installation, My Home, Mi Hogar (2023)MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 192-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Honorable Mayor Dan Gel
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Alina T. Hudak, City Mana e
April 27, 2023
SUBJECT: Water Tanks Public Art Installation, My Home, Mi Hagar (2023)
At the January 17, 2023 Art in Public Places ("AIPP") Committee meeting, O,Miami, in
collaboration with Spanish art collective Boa Mistura, presented the final proposal for the
Water Tanks Public Art Installation, My Home, Mi Hagar. Since the Fall of 2022, O,Miami
has been teaching poetry at the school. A total of 201 students participated in the
workshop, each with a poem.
My Home, Mi Hagar uses a line
from a poem written by a Miami
Beach High student. The work will
transform the water tanks
adjacent to the school's football
fields into a colorful message
about pride of place. The line
reads, "finding my home in every
voice that I hear", which speaks of
how our identity travels within us
like a seed we plant in the place
where we live, creating new
stories, new ties, and new coexistence environments. One tank presents the line in
English, and the other in Spanish: "Finding my home in every voice that I hear I Mi hogar
esta en cada voz que escucho, hay un hogar en cada voz que escucho."
Boa Mistura and 0, Miami worked with Beach High students on all aspects of the project,
from writing poems to finalizing the design. In the spirit of Boa Mistura's highly
collaborative practice, sections of the mural will be painted by Miami Beach High students
themselves.
Work will commence on the water tanks as follows:
April 12-May 3, 2023 -Drawing, Color Base and Painting
April 26, 2023 -Miami Beach High student painting / Open Call for Painting
May 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM - Opening Ceremony -Miami Beach High School
Football Field
To RSVP for the opening ceremony, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director,
Tourism and Culture at lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597.
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