THREE MOMENTS / THE CARIBBEAN
THE CARIBBEAN PAVILION AT THE LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL
Christian Bertin
(Martinique)
The work of Christian Bertin revolves around two concerns: the eruption of Mont Pelé and the slave trade. These two events, tied for the first violence of the natural elements and the second to the violence of people around the triangular trade, for the artist are significant dramas that have deeply marked the life and imagination of Martinique and whose traces are still visible today, both through the town of St. Pierre in the expression of the ‘hurt’ that inhabits much of Martinique. Under this discurse he presents an installation simulating the exchange of art and literature by means of a performance selling lemonade juice from his bike-shop.
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:
