to meditate on the warmest dream

Roscoè B. Thické III | Matthew Forehand

january 31 - march 15, 2025

7338 nw miami ct, miami fl

“The limits of my memory are their own reward”— Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary

Roscoè B. Thické III and Matthew Forehand explore the intersections of memory and self-discovery in their latest work. Rooted in Miami’s cultural landscape, their practices weave personal and collective histories into a powerful meditation on the past, present, and future.

Through their distinct mediums they create a dialogue where the fluidity of Matthew's floral designs finds balance and resonance within the rigidity of Roscoè's powerful geometric framework. This interplay underscores how form and memory shape individual and shared experiences as each artist’s approach enriches the other. For both artists, nostalgia transcends a simple yearning for what was. It becomes an act of creation—an intentional effort to bring life’s most meaningful moments into sharper focus. By transforming memories into a meditation, their work highlights how the past, present, and future are inextricably linked.

Miami plays a subtle, yet huge role in shaping their creative journeys. Acting as more than just a mere backdrop, neither artist sets out to explicitly capture Miami, but the city is there— in the way they pull the past into the present, in the way their work asks questions about who we are and how we got here.

Roscoè integrates traditional photography with experimental printing and framing techniques, constructing visual narratives that examine themes of family, community, and intimacy. His work reflects the vibrant cultural fabric of Miami, while also engaging with the universal longing for connection and belonging. You can see South Florida’s influence in the way he plays with photography and framing. Through the limits of the window grates, his images have texture and movement—they don’t just capture a scene, they pull you into it. There’s a sense of community, of closeness, of those in-between moments that make a place feel like home. His work feels both deeply personal and widely relatable, much like the region itself—a place where so many identities coexist, intersect, and shape each other in ways that are constantly evolving.

Matthew’s connection is a little different. Relocating to Miami in 2018, a city his family immigrated to in the 1980’s, served as a catalyst for reconnecting with his Colombian heritage. His paintings explores themes of migration, resilience, memory and faith, blurring individual experiences within a broader familial context. While some pieces depict Colombian landscapes rather than South Florida, this connection to his heritage was only fully realized through his relocation to Miami. His practice isn’t just an exploration of the past but an active process of constructing his own painted collage of self-rediscovery.

Together they explore the idea of the “warmest dream”—those emotions, connections, and aspirations that feel most alive within us… to help us uncover not only who we were, but also who we are, and who we might yet become.

-curated by homework