dach&zephir
On the occasion of Miami Art Week 2024
Untitled Art Fair - Booth SP14
December 3rd - 8th, 2024
ATLANTIC ARTHOUSE is delighted to present for the first time in the United States the work of French-Caribbean designer duo dach&zephir on the occasion of Miami Art Week 2024.
In Between Rèpriz and Kompozisyon is an immersive installation by dach&zephir that draws inspiration from the concept of creolization, as articulated by Martinican philosopher Édouard Glissant. It reveals the Caribbean as a fluid and dynamic cultural space, where diverse geographies, histories, and traditions converge to create a world that transcends colonial legacies and celebrates the intermingling of East and West.
At its core, the installation pays homage to the jaden kréyòl —the Creole garden— a symbol of resilience, creativity, and communal heritage in the Caribbean. This metaphorical, conceptual, and physical space is reinterpreted through a series of sculptural, functional, and textile elements, each deeply rooted in the hybrid traditions of the region.
The series of sculptures evoke the cultural practices of African-descended communities, including the crafting of jewelry from seeds and beans, interwoven with materials like glass jade pearl and wood to reflect the influence of other cultures.
This installation is a celebration of creolity as both a rooted and global concept, challenging visitors to see the Caribbean not as a singular entity but as a plural, evolving, and interconnected world.
Visual Epistolary Diaries
On the occasion of WOPHA Congress 2024
JW Marriott Marquis - Miami, FL
Oct. 8th - 30th, 2024
In celebration of Caribbean women's voices and creative power in the context of the WOPHA Congress 2024, an exhibition will feature Caribbean women photographers, each inspired by literary works and poems by Caribbean female authors. The exhibition is anchored by a powerful quote from the renowned Guadeloupean author and Alternative Nobel Prize Recipient Maryse Condé, who wrote in her 1986 novel I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem, “They called me a witch, but in truth, I was simply a woman who knew her worth.”
The exhibition plays with the different interpretations and ideas of witchcraft as a metaphor for female strength, ancestral wisdom, and resilience, challenging long-held societal perceptions. Through a dynamic dialogue between image and text, the photographers reveal intimate thoughts and personal reflections, offering viewers a glimpse into the hidden facets of their lives that shape their creative processes. The exhibition not only highlights individual stories but also connects them to the collective memory and shared heritage of the Caribbean, prompting reflections on power, gender, and resistance in a postcolonial context.
Artists include: Meredith Andrews (Bermuda), Nadia Huggins (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Nathyfa Michel (French Guiana), Adeline Rapon (Martinique), ABWilson (Bermuda)
Co-curated by: Éline Gourgues (La Station culturelle, Martinique) & Vanessa Selk (TOUT-MONDE Art FOUNDATION, USA)
THE OPEN BOAT
On the occasion of Miami Art Week 2023
Villa Paula, Little Haiti, Miami
December 7-10, 2023
This first iteration of ATLANTIC ARTHOUSE will feature artworks from partner galleries and artists from the Caribbean Mid-Atlantic, in a curated selling group show flowing through the historic rooms and lush garden of a Cuban architectural gem, Villa Paula, in the heart of Miami’s Little Haiti.
Echoing the unifying thought of the THE OPEN BOAT by Martinican philosopher and poet Édouard Glissant, this show runs like a transatlantique journey, through the door of no return, which ends not in an abyss of totality; rather, this open sea beckons our freedom in our contemporary moment, invites us to be courageous, to express, to create. Because we can. Because we must.
The works featured in this curated fair exhibition from various partner galleries and artists will emphasize this understanding of the human condition.
A live program presented by TOUT-MONDE Art FOUNDATION will deepen our understanding for the region.
Partner galleries: Black Pony Gallery (Bermudas), Monnin Gallery (Haïti), ICE Gallery (Bahamas)
Independent Artists: Mirtho Linguet (French Guiana), Edouard Duval-Carrié (Haiti)
