Cayman Art Week is past, but art lovers can find new exhibits the whole year-round.
One such exhibition opened last Friday at the Mind’s Eye Centre at the junction of South Church Street, South Sound Road and Walkers Road, behind the historical house once lived in by Gladwyn ‘Miss Lassie’ Bush.
‘Circles of Time’, as the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s contemporary art exhibition is called, explores ancestry, memory and movement through the lens of Cayman-based artists.
Curated by Rita Powell, who heads up the foundation’s education, grants and research programmes, the exhibition looks at the collective Caymanian identity.
Powell spoke about the multi-media exhibition, which includes paintings, photographs and several short films on loop, in her curator’s statement.
“The Circles of Time exhibition was inspired by the emerging Fourth Cinema within the Cayman Islands – a genre of film where native voices tell their own stories, highlighting social challenges and preserving heritage through film,” she says.
Artworks in the exhibition include paintings by Cera-Tan Kennaird with fabrics from local designer Isy B; a painting by Kara Julian; photographs by Heather Holt; a painting and a film by Randy Chollette; a film and associated photographs by Nicole Durrant; films, poetry and mixed-media pieces by Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette; and a film by Shemila Eden and Bruce Gordon.
The latter film, titled ‘Soul’d Out’, was filmed at Grand Cayman’s Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and follows actor Georgina Kerford on a non-linear, reflective narrative that is both bittersweet and beautiful.
‘Soul’d Out’ exemplifies Powell’s description of how circles of time can be experienced.
“As viewers move through the exhibition, striking parallels emerge,” she writes in her statement. “Echoes of shared experience and a deep desire to cycle through the natural world, looping back through time to what came before.”
Adjoining the Circles of Time exhibit is a selection of the works by Miss Lassie, the self-taught, intuitive artist who drew inspiration from the Bible, dreams and the verbal storytelling that formed an integral part of her Caymanian identity.
Circles of Time runs through 30 Aug. and can be viewed from noon until 3pm Monday through Friday, or by appointment on Saturdays by calling 949-5477 or emailing [email protected].
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