(In)visibility: Gendered Notions of Caribbean Identities

Exhibition with Suelae Robinson and Meliange Comenencia

Work Shown: Visible We

Exhibition text:

Love, Labour, Liberate! #1 (In)visibility: Gendered Notions of Caribbean Identities

The works Balansa by Meliange Comenencia and Visible We by Suelae Robinson offer profound insights into the complexities of identity, labor, and resilience–particularly within the context of Caribbean culture and womanhood. The installation ‘Visible We’ focuses on the unrecognized labor of Caribbean women, which includes essential but economically undervalued tasks like caregiving and domestic chores. This unpaid labor contributes significantly to the functioning of societies but hinders women's opportunities for higher-paying jobs, perpetuating a cycle of economic insecurity across generations, all the while these contributions are crucial for family survival.