Miami-based artist Anastasia Samoylova made waves with her first solo museum exhibition, FloodZone, which debuted at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum in 2020. This ongoing photographic series offers a striking visual response to the urgent realities of sea level rise in South Florida. Now, Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans, on view through May 11, 2025, takes her exploration even further—building on the narrative that began with FloodZone:
“I had a surplus of images from FloodZone that I began filing under a folder titled ‘Florida,’ and as we were dealing with the consequences of the 2016 election and nearing the 2020 election, I wanted to channel my anxiety through photography,” Samoylova says. That idea would give way to the series now featured at The Met.
-Vogue Magazine
Check out the full Vogue Magazine article with the USF Contemporary Art Museum’s
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Check out the USF Contemporary Art Museum’s 2020 piece on FloodZone here