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Artists Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga in a rich and varied discussion of memory, place, performance, and navigating personal narratives with collective memory. Moderated by SASAH student Kira McCallum. In the midst of the talk, audience members were invited to join in Tracing Memory, a collective mapping exercise.
This event was held in partnership with Forest City Gallery.
Thank you to Western's Visual Arts Department for hosting us, and to SASAH student Daniel Kime for videography.
Racquel Rowe is an interdisciplinary artist from the island of Barbados currently residing in Canada and pursuing a PhD in Western’s Department of Visual Arts. Her practice is continuously influenced by many aspects of history, matrilineal family structures, diasporic communities, and her upbringing in Barbados.
Jessica Karuhanga is a first-generation Canadian artist of British-Ugandan heritage who addresses politics of identity and Black diasporic concerns through lens-based technologies, sculpture, writing, drawing, and performance.
Kira McCallum is an undergraduate student at Western University, currently pursuing a double major in the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities and Museum & Curatorial Studies. Her status as both a Jamaican and Canadian citizen informs her perspective, and her writing reflects a desire to foster a global appreciation for the Caribbean region’s unique culture.
Presented 28 February 2025 as part of the 2024-2025 SASAH Speakers' Series.
Artists Racquel Rowe and Jessica Karuhanga in a rich and varied discussion of memory, place, performance, and navigating personal narratives with collective memory. Moderated by SASAH student Kira McCallum. In the midst of the talk, audience members were invited to join in Tracing Memory, a collective mapping exercise.
This event was held in partnership with Forest City Gallery.
Thank you to Western's Visual Arts Department for hosting us, and to SASAH student Daniel Kime for videography.
Racquel Rowe is an interdisciplinary artist from the island of Barbados currently residing in Canada and pursuing a PhD in Western’s Department of Visual Arts. Her practice is continuously influenced by many aspects of history, matrilineal family structures, diasporic communities, and her upbringing in Barbados.
Jessica Karuhanga is a first-generation Canadian artist of British-Ugandan heritage who addresses politics of identity and Black diasporic concerns through lens-based technologies, sculpture, writing, drawing, and performance.
Kira McCallum is an undergraduate student at Western University, currently pursuing a double major in the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities and Museum & Curatorial Studies. Her status as both a Jamaican and Canadian citizen informs her perspective, and her writing reflects a desire to foster a global appreciation for the Caribbean region’s unique culture.
Presented 28 February 2025 as part of the 2024-2025 SASAH Speakers' Series.
