THREE MOMENTS / THE CARIBBEAN
THE CARIBBEAN PAVILION AT THE LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL
Ewan Atkinson
(Barbados, *1975)
“My work deals with the development of persona and character within the social boundaries that might define or confine a community, specifically contemporary Caribbean island communities. What value systems control social roles and moral positions? Where do these notions originate and who keeps these ideals in place? Influence from educational experience, formal and informal, is of particular interest. Role-play is an important part of the work, fictional characters are the tools with which conflict between community and singularity are explored. I 'play' each character. The moments when external cultural influences and folk ‘traditions’ meet become points of departure.”
This Belongs to me, 2005, digital image with mixed media on paper; Paradise Terrace and a Mouthful of Water, 2007, mixed media on paper.
Artists
Ewan Atkinson
John Beadle
Christian Bertin
Ras Ishi Butcher
Blue Curry
David Damoison
Lavar Munroe
Lynn Parotti
Ras Akyem-i Ramsey
Heino Schmid
Allison Thompson:
"The Caribbean Pavilion at Liverpool – some thoughts"
The exhibition is made possible through the support of:
