All Together Now, 2023, felt on tent canvas, 8’ x 18’

While summer camp is often remembered as a carefree rite of passage, Baldwin approaches it as a subject worthy of deeper reflection. Her work considers both the tenderness and the fraught joy of searching for identity within communal spaces. Through this lens, she also examines the histories of exclusion embedded in outdoor and camp traditions—including colonial legacies, class divisions, and forms of white feminism—reflecting on how spaces once meaningful in childhood can simultaneously alienate queer and trans communities today.

 

In response, the environments Baldwin creates suggest human presence without directly depicting it. Her work combines found materials, intricate surfaces, and carefully constructed textures to evoke quiet interiors and remnants of speculative landscapes—spaces where memory, labor, and imagination intersect, especially the historically under-recognized depth of female experience.

 

Balancing affection with critique, Rover invites viewers to consider how handmade objects, collective rituals, and imaginative play shape personal and shared histories. These humble objects become meditations on belonging, community, and the deeply human desire to connect and gather together.

 

Baldwin’s artist talk will offer insight into her research-driven process, exploring themes of Girl Scouting, camp culture, and utopian ideals. She will discuss how personal and historical materials inform her multimedia installations. As a member of the queer and trans community, Baldwin brings a critical and personal perspective to questions of belonging, identity, and transformation.

 

The exhibition also includes two hands-on workshops led by the artist.

 

• The adult workshop will focus on observational and interpretive drawing, combining watercolor and colored pencil techniques in a session on botanical illustration.

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• The family workshop invites participants to create small bark boats using natural materials gathered along the Hudson River, incorporating techniques such as wax binding, knotting, and lashing.