For Paramaribo SPAN [1], Chris Cozier visits Dhiradj Ramsamoedj’s home to view the artist's Adji (which means ‘maternal grandmother’) Gilas cups and notes: “This is a very personal navigation of his experience — his own memory and relationship to family and place. This processing and reconfiguring defines the current moment in which many contemporary Surinamese artists are proceeding.”
Suriname: Personal History
· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco
Categories: Caribbean, Suriname, Arts & Culture, History, Ideas