This event is in the past.It took place on June 16, 2024 at Derosia.
Kern Samuel's monumental canvas patchwork maps creolization itself—115 pieces stitched, torn, and invisibly fused into a gradient quilt that bisects the booth, tracing cultural mixing and the "island-ness" of his Trinidad and Tobago roots.
Contemporary art
Conceptual installation
Caribbean diaspora
Textile-based work
Tips
📏the piece spans seven meters—truly room-scale
🧵look close for remnants of torn stitches
📚draws on Édouard Glissant's theory of creolization
Art Basel 2024
Little Italy
Kern Samuel's monumental canvas patchwork maps creolization itself—115 pieces stitched, torn, and invisibly fused into a gradient quilt that bisects the booth, tracing cultural mixing and the "island-ness" of his Trinidad and Tobago roots.
Contemporary art
Conceptual installation
Caribbean diaspora
Textile-based work
Tips
📏the piece spans seven meters—truly room-scale
🧵look close for remnants of torn stitches
📚draws on Édouard Glissant's theory of creolization
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