She works at the intersection of biography and history, focusing on post-plantation economies by engaging with a particular landscape on Barbados.
Self-recognition: The Shock of Seeing Yourself in the Mirror
Annalee Davis, co-organizer of Caribbean Linked III as the Director of the Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc. alongside Ateliers ’89 and ARC Magazine, reports from this year’s programme in Aruba. As a long-time dream of Davis’, the realization of a regional residency that offers a thriving environment for Caribbean artists to meet, bond and recognize themselves in one other across cultural and linguistic boundaries is a beautiful thing, but it also allows for serious contemplation on the issues our islands face, offering a chance to create meaningful work around these challenges.
White Creole Conversations
The white Creole Caribbean voice has largely been silent or mis/understood in ways that suggest that the white community is monolithic, timeless, and homogenous. The context for this project is the small island of Barbados, where despite its diverse population, social life and kinship are predominantly lived in subtly separate racial spheres.
Stretching the Tropical
Annalee Davis was invited by Carla Acevedo-Yates and Cristiana Tejo as one of four contributors including Mario García Torres, Moacir dos Anjos and Leandro Nerefuh to respond to the provocation THE TROPICAL: RESISTANCE OR CULTURAL TOURISM?