Knight Skylight Gallery view from above and as seen with visitors:

DANCE PERFORMANCE & yoga IN Knight SKYLIGHT GALLERY:

Don't Move by artist and performer Clinton Harris, December 6th, 2025.

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Photography & Video: Sharon Louden & Vinson Valega (unless otherwise noted)
Architect: VIADesignStudio, Miami, FL
Installation team: Mark Azimov, Jeffrey A. Caballero, Fawn Embrey, Mark Herrera, Conchobhar Keegan, Richie Moreno, Rob Phipps, Guillermo Ruballo, Margarita Valderrama G., Vinson Valega, Anthony Villasmil, and Malcolm Xavier.

“‘Windows of Freedom Tower’ is a permanent commission by the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College that reflects the architecture and layered histories of the Freedom Tower, once a gateway for Cuban refugees and known as the “Ellis Island of Miami.” Located in the Knight Skylight Gallery and made of highly reflective aluminum, the work is continually transformed by light, movement, reflection, and the people who gather beneath it. Placement of the aluminum was informed by archival research tracing how people once moved through the building, honoring those histories through spatial memory. The work serves as a catalyst and symbol of the journeys of those who entered from Cuba to begin new lives in the United States. Full views include a temporary exhibition celebrating Miami community members and a screen showing moving images of Miami throughout the day.’”
— Sharon Louden
“Multidisciplinary artist Sharon Louden (b. 1964) creates large-scale sculptures that serve as thoughtful, awe-inspiring spatial interventions. With an art career spanning over 40 years, her reflective ceiling installations—like the one featured in this gallery—invite visitors to pause and, quite literally, reflect. Sweeping across the ceiling, massive aluminum panels form organic angles and curved planes. These curvilinear shapes loosely suggest elements of the natural world, such as rolling hills or a windswept seascape.

The interplay of brightness, light, and nature encourages visitors to consider how Miami emerges as a place of convergence and healing. In this room, the history of the Freedom Tower—deeply connected to the core values of journalism and community resilience—comes to life, as stories of determination and success are honored and celebrated.”
— Museum of Art and Design, Miami Dade College
Visit "Windows of Freedom Tower" at the MOAD website

Video:


Windows of Freedom Tower
Miami, FL
2025

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ADDITIONAL VIDEO:

 
“After decades of neglect, Miami’s Freedom tower, once Miami’s tallest building, received a well-deserved facelift after a three-year $25 million renovation. It reopened in October 2025 as a museum honoring the history of Cuban exiles with immersive, state-of-the-art exhibits that explore the meaning of migration, freedom and homeland. ”
— Associated Press
 
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