Each of our days are filled with moments; quiet, vibrant, mundane, and significant. When we take time to go inward, to reflect and document these moments there's much to be learned about ourselves and the world around us. When we are focused on survival, these moments pass by, quickly forgotten. We lose the opportunity to grow from them.

From Hold to Horizon was an immersive voyage toward Liberation, an inquiry into our complicated relationship with the ocean, sovereignty, and economies of capture. Conceptualized and created by Becci Davis and Kei Soares Cobb, with research support from the Providence Public Library’s Special Collections, visitors were invited to explore a space for locating themselves. With journals detailing the nineteenth century whaling voyages of Captain William A. Martin, one of New England's most prominent Black whaling-ship captains, serving as their guide, visitors were prompted to explore a number of questions. Who are we? Where are we? What is happening around us? What are we experiencing together?

On view from April to June of 2024, this exhibition also included eight activation days where participants were invited to experience guided journeys of the horizon and journaling as rituals of transformation led by the artists.