“In the World through which I travel, I am endlessly creating myself”

                                                                      —Frantz Fanon

Sargassum: Entanglement is a multi-media project (paintings, pottery, and a 7-minute video installation) exploring the poetic and metaphorical connections of sargassum as a symbol of transoceanic relations, linking the Atlantic, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It delves into the histories of the Middle Passage, slavery, and the sea while examining the ecological and cultural disruptions caused by large sargassum mats drifting across the Atlantic since 2011.

The project draws on the sargassum’s role as both a natural phenomenon and a historical symbol. In his journal, Columbus described it as provoking fear and entanglement, a sentiment echoed metaphorically in Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea. Along its journey, the sargassum gathers human debris, marine life, and other materials, embodying a literal and symbolic entanglement that mirrors its historical and ecological narratives.

The exhibition features Pieting, pottery, and a 7-minute video installation documenting a sargassum's arrival in a fishing village in Carriacou, juxtaposing its decay with the idyllic backdrop of a private resort. The soundscape combines drones, seagulls, and the serene sounds of the sea.

Inspired by Édouard Glissant's Poetics of Relation, the work reimagines sargassum as a metaphor for entanglement, transformation, and the syncretic identities of the Caribbean, challenging its status as waste and celebrating its potential for renewal.