Beatriz Chachamovits: Heliotropic Seekers: Drift

Beatriz Chachamovits: “Heliotropic Seekers: Drift”

A site-specific installation composed of suspended, colored plexiglass silhouettes of reef species that unfold laterally across the Walgreens windows. The work considers drift not as loss of direction, but as a form of collective navigation — the quiet, continuous movement of marine life guided by light and current. Rather than staging a spectacle, the work proposes an encounter – a glowing reef discovered in passing, suspended between street and sea.

About the Artist

Beatriz Chachamovits is an environmental artist working across ceramics, drawing, and installation, engaging marine ecosystems through material and narrative. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, and based in Miami, her practice unfolds through large-scale immersive installations and sculptural works that reimagine oceanic environments.

She has presented solo exhibitions including Into the Great Dying: Waters We Share at Faena Art Project Room (2022), Roles We Play at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (2023), and Meet Me in the Clearing Between the Waves, an early career survey at the Miami Design District (2024). Her work has also been exhibited at The Baker Museum, the Parrish Art Museum, and the Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood.

Chachamovits is a recipient of the Ellies Awards and has been commissioned for public art by the City of Miami Beach. She has received fellowships at Lighthouse Works, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, among others, and is currently a resident artist at Bakehouse Art Complex.