Existimos
Caines, Khadine.
2019
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Background: The
marginalization of people of color is what drives me to have a voice. My body of work
looks at the parallel between women of color and endangered plants that are native to
the same regions. For example, Malaysian Rafflesia is a piece that was able to create a
relationship between a woman native to Malaysia and a Rafflesia, an endangered plant
native to southeast Asia, mainly ... read moreMalaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. By
initiating this relationship between the two, I bring light to cultures and people who
have been pushed to the side simply by what they look like, and endangered flowers that
have no voice of their own; both silenced and invaded for many years. By creating this
dialogue, I wish to help them be seen in a space that for many years has been absent of
their presence.
Keywords: Printmaking, Woodcut, Relief, Women of color, Sudan, Yemen, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, India, Australia, Plants, Botanical Life, Handmade Paper, Kozo, Abaca, People of Color, Borneo Teak, Bayahibe Rose, 'Akoko, Berberis nilghiriensis, Nubian Desert Palm, Echidnopsis bentii, Miami-born Artisit.read less - ID:
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