Superposition Gallery presents “MAMI WATA,” a group exhibition curated by Storm Ascher set within Eastville Community Historical Society’s Heritage House Museum. Participating artists include Derrick Adams, Patrick Alston, Jessica Taylor Bellamy, Sanford Biggers, Layo Bright, Michael A. Butler, Alisa Sikelianos-Carter, Renée Cox, Damien Davis, Ellon Gibbs, Ashanté Kindle, Audrey Lyall, Eilen Itzel Mena, Ludovic Nkoth, Tariku Shiferaw, and Khari Turner.
“MAMI WATA,” named after the goddess deity and water spirit from African and Afro-Caribbean mythology, is a curation of works deeply rooted in matrilineal restorative energy. Participating artists were invited to embody the complexities that lie in this mythological symbol, from prosperity and fertility to chaos and misfortune.
“This exhibition sits on the soil of Sag Harbor’s SANS neighborhoods—Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, Ninevah—modernist Black beach enclaves built by families denied access elsewhere,” said Ascher. “‘MAMI WATA’ is not an exhibition—it’s an altar. A gathering of artists who summon the celestial, the matrilineal, the mythic. Their works ripple and reference like the goddess herself—fluid, powerful, plural. Superposition artists draw from memory, migration, and the metaphysical, carrying many worlds inside. Together, we build a legacy of care, resistance, and return. Thank you for joining me in preserving Eastville—a sacred site holding so many Black stories in its soil,” Ascher continued.
“Storm Ascher embodies defiant leadership, and Superposition is symbolic to the celebration of US, Black, and BIPOC art, expression, and experiences in the same way the Black Arts Movement did, rejecting traditional theories. We are thrilled to honor Superposition Gallery this year,” said Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of Eastville Community Historical Society.
The exhibit will run through November 30.