How Haitian artist Gina Athena Ulysse reclaims the revolutionary legacy of Toussaint Louverture
In short: Haitian-born artist and anthropologist Gina Athena Ulysse presents a multivocal performance that blends archival history, oral tradition, and poetry. This work serves as a decolonial response to the British Museum's exhibition on Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian revolution.
Ulysse utilizes a mix of personal narrative and traditional chants to honor the spirit of defiance central to Haiti's history. Her performance acts as a creative intervention, remixing historical records to provide a contemporary perspective on the legacy of Toussaint Louverture.
The work was created in dialogue with the exhibition 'A revolutionary legacy: Haiti and Toussaint Louverture,' which was hosted in Room 3 of the British Museum and supported by The Asahi Shimbun until 22 April 2018.
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