This week we’re taking our cameras over 6,000 km from Paris, to the French Caribbean island of Martinique. Visual artist Valérie John opens the doors of her “studio-artwork” in La Trinité, where indigo lies at the heart of everything she does. Far more than just a colour, it’s a way of connecting with memory, identity and cultural heritage. “My work is a factory for producing creolisation,” she tells us.
We also sit down with musician E.sy Kennenga, the “solda lanmou”, a man on a mission to make love a form of resistance in an uncertain world. “Martinique is a land of brave people,” he says.
And our pick of the week takes us to the Fondation Clément, where the exhibition “Painting in Martinique” offers a fresh perspective on the island’s art history. Curator Christelle Lozère brings together around a hundred works to explore what it meant to make art in Martinique under colonial rule.
Special thanks to:
Martinique tourist office
Fondation Clément
Hôtel Bakoua
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