I am from where you vacation
Paradise…
The series of collages, paintings, and photographs, I am From Where You Vacation, explores the Caribbean perception as 'Paradise' and its exotification. The project depicts surreal scenes in a tropical landscape to showcase different realities focused on the polarized living experiences between Caribbean Locals (mainly Caribbean women of color) and tourists.
As an afro Caribbean woman, I have perceived different facets of the island historically, lived in person and from the diaspora, which allows creating visual content that criticizes colonial behaviors and structures that the region continues to carry on from different points of views.
I am From Where You Vacation challenges the idea of 'Paradise' and criticizes the colonialist structures enforced by the tourism industry practices, aiming to solidify an anti-colonialist visual discourse.