“At the centre of this exhibition is an examination of the long-lasting repercussions of Haiti’s pioneering revolt (launched in 1791, challenging slavery and colonialism) and its quest for self-determination, which have led in more recent decades to embroiling the nation in the intrigues of the Cold War.”

Exhibition: “World Discovered Under Other Skies,” by Manuel Mathieu, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, September 2020.

Keywords: exhibitions, curatorial practice, art, contemporary, Manuel Mathieu, paintings, drawings, ceramics, installation, history, trauma, violence, liberation, independence, US, military, interventions, France, colonialism, dictatorship, environment, earthquake, islands, archipelago, global, transnational, Haiti, Caribbean, Montreal, Toronto, Canada

Image: Toni Hafkenscheid and The Power Plant