Junkanoo Processional
Junkanoo Processional
Essays and in-depth interviews by Digital Junkanoo masqueraders with artists alongside, creative writing, literature, photo essays, and portfolios.
Managing Editor: Tatyana Tandapolie
: a book containing litanies and hymns for use in religious processions, especially at the beginning of a service.
: a musical composition (such as a hymn) designed for a procession
: a ceremonial procession
Un/cementing Jamaica’s Architecture of Colonialism: Visual Artist Camille Chedda’s Blueprints
Reconstructing the materiality of many of the country’s buildings, Afro-Jamaican multidisciplinary artist Camille Chedda’s work asks viewers to confront the remnants of colonialism splintering Jamaica’s national identity.
On the Brink: Nadia Huggins’ “Coral & Ash” Exhibition
In her New York solo exhibition debut, Vincentian artist Nadia Huggins invites viewers to the brink of climate disaster in the Caribbean to show them how people of the region adapt with it.
Shouts in Caruaru: Art Against A White Revolution
Drawing on her rich cultural heritage, Afro-Brazilian visual artist Ana Lira uses her artwork to challenge tropical fascism and interject white progressive movements.
Performance Artist Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow’s Future Memory Masquerade
Performance artist Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow explores the rich African-derived tradition of junkanoo by reflecting on her Jamaican-American identity and immigration story in an August 2022 exhibition.