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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
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Installation view of Randi Renate: Are we psychic coral-polyps? at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 24, 2026–April 15, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc.
Randi Renate’s (American, b. 1991, San Antonio, TX) sculpture Are we psychic coral-polyps? (2022) is modeled after the minute organisms that provide the foundational structure for coral reef colonies. The sustainably made work’s curved walls and bench seating offer a gathering place for individuals to come together to discuss and reflect on the interconnected nature of local ecosystems. Are we psychic coral-polyps? is a reminder that in our environment, nothing exists in isolation.
Randi Renate often pairs Are we psychic coral-polyps? with a recorded interview with a local water conservationist. For her presentation at the Parrish, she spoke with Pete Topping, Executive Director of Peconic Baykeeper. You can hear their conversation at the link below:
Spotify Podcast: Randi Renate and Pete Topping
Randi Renate is a multidisciplinary artist whose background in biology and oceanography informs her research-based practice. Operating across installation, sculpture, drawing, and field work, she uses a sculptural framework to explore how ecological, cognitive, and architectural systems are interwoven. Her practice investigates our embodied relationships across species and symbiotic communities in service to oceanic consciousness and environmental advocacy.
Are we psychic coral-polyps? was installed in the Parrish Meadow in April 2026 as part of the PARRISH USA250 exhibition Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care (February 22–June 14, 2026). The sculpture was originally part of the 2022 Devra Freelander Artist Fellowship at Socrates Sculpture Park.
Exhibition Support
Are we psychic coral-polyps? is made possible thanks to the generous support of Lois Whitman-Hess and Eliot Hess.
The Parrish Art Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
