Hew Locke at the Pérez Art Museum Miami

For Those in Peril on the Sea, 2011 is an installation by Hew Locke which is part of Pérez Art Museum Miami’s permanent collection and currently on display in its third iteration, having first been shown in 2013 during PAMM’s inaugural programming and again in 2017 through 2018.

Consisting of dozens of scaled-down replicas of ships suspended from the ceiling, the installation creates the impression of a massive exodus taking place throughout the architectural space above the viewer. It features a broad range of vessel types, from cigarette boats, catamarans, and cruise liners to ragged fishing skiffs and timeworn cargo ships.