2019 Venice Biennale Exhibition Design:
Find Yourself: Carnival as Resistance
Exhibition space for Antigua and Barbuda’s 2019 Art Pavilion. Find Yourself: Carnival and Resistance is an exploration of Carnival in Antigua and Barbuda that expands into diverse locations such as Venice, New Orleans, Notting Hill, and Russia. This National Pavilion is a global study of identity through expression or repression of ritual.
The international migration of symbols of freedom of expression and treasure highlight the unique history and similarities among people from many continents. Portraits of Antiguans and Barbudans - a people of unique beauty and power - lined the gallery walls to illustrate daily life, weddings, funerals, and Carnival. The photographic exhibition is enlivened by videos of celebrations, rituals, music, calypsos (protest songs), and dances, with towering mannequins clad in modern-day Carnival dress as a contemporary personification of strength. The exhibition opened May 2019 and will run until November 2019.
