Visual Epistolary Diaries

Visual Epistolary Diaries

Presented in collaboration with La Station culturelle and ATLANTIC ARTHOUSE

October 8th, 2024 - October 30th, 2024



JW Marriott Marquis - Miami, FL

255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131

In celebration of Caribbean women's voices and creative power in the context of the WOPHA Congress 2024, an exhibition will feature Caribbean women photographers, each inspired by literary works and poems by Caribbean female authors. The exhibition is anchored by a powerful quote from the renowned Guadeloupean author and Alternative Nobel Prize Recipient Maryse Condé, who wrote in her 1986 novel I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem, “They called me a witch, but in truth, I was simply a woman who knew her worth.”

The exhibition plays with the different interpretations and ideas of witchcraft as a metaphor for female strength, ancestral wisdom, and resilience, challenging long-held societal perceptions. Through a dynamic dialogue between image and text, the photographers reveal intimate thoughts and personal reflections, offering viewers a glimpse into the hidden facets of their lives that shape their creative processes. The exhibition not only highlights individual stories but also connects them to the collective memory and shared heritage of the Caribbean, prompting reflections on power, gender, and resistance in a postcolonial context.

Caribbean women photographers include

Meredith Andrews (Bermuda)

Nadia Huggins (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Nathyfa Michel (French Guiana)

Adeline Rapon (Martinique)

ABWilson (Bermuda)

Literary works from

Shivanee Ramlochan (Trinidad)

Safyiya Sinclair (Jamaica)

Yesha Townsend (Bermuda)

Céline Gelie (Martinique)

Rébecca Chaillon (West French Indies)

Curated by

Éline Gourgues (La Station culturelle - Martinique)

Vanessa Selk (TOUT-MONDE Art FOUNDATION - USA)

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