ARTISTS on view:
Basile Wesner
Katelyn Alexis
Love Leonce
Jean Frederic
Getho Jean Baptiste
Willem Guillome
Kombatan
Londel Inoocent
Evel Romain
Jean Claude Santillus
Zaka
Jean Herard Celeur
This exhibition initiates explorations of the historic connections between Maine and Haiti. Encouraging an examination of the entangled mobilities between plant-human and non-human relationships held sacred by indigenous communities, we will consider the role plants played through the Haitian revolution and how plant-based practices in both geographies may inform each other as we navigate our way through food sovereignty, sacred/medicinal relationships and rewilding efforts.
Sculptures by Atis Rezistans members are installed through the gardens around the SEED Barn and will remain on view through the summer. The sale of these artworks will directly support continued restoration efforts in the central urban zones of Port-Au-Prince. The SEED Barn in Blue Hill Falls was built by the ship builder, John Cheever, who constructed tall ships in Conary Cove. It is also located at mulatamicuwon, traditionally used by the Penobscot. The history which has unfolded in this place makes it a relevant platform to explore the ties between seemingly disparate geographies.
Several members of the Atis Rezistans have work currently on view in the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami as part of PÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince, which traveled from Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY.
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