Aimé Césaire’s Return to my Native Land

Paintings on found materials incorporating passages from Aimé Césaire’s Return to my Native Land. This translation is by John Berger and Anya Bostock.

Césaire–old wounds, rotten bones
spray paint on clay pipe and plastic sheet
approx 12’x8′

Césaire–old wounds, rotten bones
spray paint on clay pipe and plastic sheet
(detail) approx 6’x8

Césaire–crumbled islands/formless islands
spray paint on felt, book
approx 10’x12′

Césaire–crumbled islands/formless islands
(detail) spray paint on felt, book
approx 5’x3′

Césaire–words of fresh blood
spray paint on canvas tarpaulin
approx 15’x8′

Césaire–words of fresh blood
(detail) spray paint on canvas tarpaulin
approx 8’x8″