Leave the Carnival Time 2019 --- Curtis Takwst Santiago
Santiago considers notions of home through memory with a scene from a childhood trip to Trinidad, from which his parents emigrated to Canada. Recalling the radiant energy of J’ouvert, the opening celebration of Carnival, Santiago depicts relatives costumed for the day’s festivities. Vibrant scarlet circles obscure the couple’s faces, suggesting that the intergenerational knowledge and memory can be evasive. By emulating the joys of his parents’ generation, the artist pay homage to his home community despite distance of time and geography.
Leave the Carnival Time 2019 --- Curtis Takwst Santiago
Santiago considers notions of home through memory with a scene from a childhood trip to Trinidad, from which his parents emigrated to Canada. Recalling the radiant energy of J’ouvert, the opening celebration of Carnival, Santiago depicts relatives costumed for the day’s festivities. Vibrant scarlet circles obscure the couple’s faces, suggesting that the intergenerational knowledge and memory can be evasive. By emulating the joys of his parents’ generation, the artist pay homage to his home community despite distance of time and geography.