Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
“I want to evoke the threshold between the United States and Guyana as a space for reflection.” —Keisha Scarville
Born in Brooklyn to Guyanese parents who immigrated to New York in the 1960s, Scarville’s installation, “Where Salt Meets Black Water,” reflects on her own experiences as part of the Caribbean diaspora in our borough.
The “black water” in the installation’s title refers to bodies of water in Guyana that have been darkened by mineral-rich foliage, believed to carry healing properties.
Blanketing our front stoop, Scarville’s black-and-white photographs offer their own form of healing.
Visit Keisha Scarville: Where Salt Meets Black Water now open to the public at the Brooklyn Museum and UOVO Brooklyn.
The UOVO Prize is made possible by UOVO
#UOVOPrize #BrooklynMuseum #ArtOnTheStoop #KeishaScarville
“I want to evoke the threshold between the United States and Guyana as a space for reflection.” —Keisha Scarville
Born in Brooklyn to Guyanese parents who immigrated to New York in the 1960s, Scarville’s installation, “Where Salt Meets Black Water,” reflects on her own experiences as part of the Caribbean diaspora in our borough.
The “black water” in the installation’s title refers to bodies of water in Guyana that have been darkened by mineral-rich foliage, believed to carry healing properties.
Blanketing our front stoop, Scarville’s black-and-white photographs offer their own form of healing.
Visit Keisha Scarville: Where Salt Meets Black Water now open to the public at the Brooklyn Museum and UOVO Brooklyn.
The UOVO Prize is made possible by UOVO
#UOVOPrize #BrooklynMuseum #ArtOnTheStoop #KeishaScarville
