In celebration of Caribbean women’s voices and creative power in the context of the WOPHA Congress 2024, the VISUAL EPISTOLARY DIARIES 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.
Exhibition Location: JW Marriott Marquis – Miami, FL, 255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami
Dates: Oct. 8 – 30, 2024
Curators: Éline Gourgues & Vanessa Selk
Partners: La Station Culturelle; Toute-Monde Art Foundation; Atlantic Arthouse
Artists
- Adeline Rapon (Martinique)
- Nathyfa Michel (French Guiana)
- Nadia Huggins (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
- Meredith Andrews (Bermuda)
- ABWilson (Bermuda)
