02/09/2026
Opening Thursday, February 19 at 6pm, the two-person exhibition Sacred and Profane, organized in partnership with The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (), brings together the powerful practices of Pamela Sneed () and Carlos Martiel () to explore Black presence, erasure, memory, and endurance on Fire Island.
During her 2022 BOFFO Residency on Fire Island, Sneed investigated the little-known history of slave pens on the island, creating large-scale watercolors and collages using natural materials like shells, sand, and seaweed.
In 2024, Martiel’s BOFFO Residency culminated in Jungle, a durational performance in which his exposed body, surrounded by imported tropical fruits, was gradually revealed as attendees consumed the fruit—an indictment of the colonialist and cannibalistic treatment of Black bodies, historically and within contemporary LGBTQ spaces.
Sacred and Profane will feature new work from both Sneed and Martiel, bringing together performance, poetic, and visual art practices. The exhibition will remain on view until April 12, 2026.
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, Homage 1 (detail), 2022, collage made from found materials on Fire Island, seaweed, cowrie shells, chalk on paper, 72” x 24”, photo by Faris Al-Shathir
, Jungle, 2024, performance documentation, BOFFO Residency, New York, USA, photo by Gili Benita
