Tavares Strachan (b. 1979) is a conceptual artist known for his open-ended practice offering unique points of view on the cultural and political dynamics of scientific and historical knowledge and how this affects contemporary society. Astronomy, archaeology, history, geography, mythology, music, politics, religion, science, and extreme climatology are only a few of the themes Strachan explores to create allegorical exhibitions that tell of cultural displacement and invisibility, human aspiration, and mortal limitation. Extensively researched, his projects are often monumental in scale and scope and realized in collaboration with specialists and organizations across a wide spectrum of fields. Strachan divides his time between his studio in New York and his birthplace Nassau, where he has established the scientific research platform BASEC (Bahamas Aerospace and Sea Exploration Center) and OKU (an Ingbo word that means Light ), a not-for-profit community project encompassing an artist residency and exhibition spaces, a scholarship scheme, and after-school creative programs.
