In her first major solo presentation in South Florida, Smita Sen offers insight into the artist’s holistic approach to the body and its representation overtime. The exhibition, Embodied, is anchored by a stage that has been activated by the artist prior to the opening and will serve as the site for two additional performances in the gallery.

In MOCA’s first major in-gallery performance exploration in over a decade, the installation invites the viewer to consider the cycle of a space—when it is active with the artist’s presence and when the work is inactive. In this way, the configuration of the space mirrors Sen’s practice, which examines the body’s interiority and its physical capacity for grief and rest.

The exhibition presents a multidisciplinary conversation, including and beginning with a series of intimate works on paper from the Geology of Longing series that explore the artist’s posthumous collaboration with her father’s geological research materials. The show also features large-scale prints of Sen’s body movement in flour in The Body Drawings series and in the premiere of Grief Tectonics, a dance film shot in Sharjah investigating how one can begin to grapple with the impact of loss over time. The film locations range from hyperlocal familiar sites to distant spaces abroad with deep personal meaning to the artist. Rich landscapes, from arid deserts to mangrove waterways, provide escapist platforms for deeper investigations of the body, time, ritual, and memory.

Together, the works in Embodied create an environment for contemplation. Sen grounds the viewer in both the past and present as she explores fleeting and permanent concepts and emotions occupying the mental and physical planes.

Admission:
Senior - Ages 65 and over - $5
Student - A valid student ID will be required - $5
Youth - Ages 12 - 17 - $5
Visitors with a disability - $5
General Admission - Ages 18 - 64 - $10
Moca Members - Free
Children - Under 12 years old- Free
North Miami Residents With proper identification- Free
City Employees With proper identification- Free
Veterans- Free
Caregivers- Free