B.A.S.E.C. stands for the Bahamas Aerospace and Sea Exploration Center. A trained astronaut and artist, the collection reflects Tavares Strachan’s obsession with human exploration, its origin being the flight jacket-inspired B.A.S.E.C. bomber, which he produced with his mother, Ella Strachan.

Both conceptual and material, B.A.S.E.C. is the first space company in the Bahamas with a focus on exploration and storytelling through desirable object making and social critique. From B.A.S.E.C.’s readymade bunny boots to custom fighter pilot suits, this collection attempts to fortify the interstitial space between art, humanity, and radical allegories. Strachan’s Bahamian addendum is that art can be a powerful driver of opportunity and a medium to reclaim a mantle of knowledge and share lost narratives.

Activating connections between art, science, and history, Tavares Strachan’s practice investigates topics such as astronomy and climatology to convey stories of cultural displacement, societal change, and lost histories.