by Suelin | Oct 28, 2024 | artefacts and dolls
This article was originally published on 21 October 2024 at https://nowgrenada.com/2024/10/rebeccas-dolls-connecting-threads-in-18th-century-grenada/. V&A conference group photo added. Historian John Angus Martin and artist Suelin Low Chew Tung have recently been...
by Suelin | Sep 28, 2024 | artefacts and dolls
Three dolls handmade by ex-enslaved Rebecca Ahmuty Snagg who lived in Grenada, were shipped to her ‘former mistress’ Maria Elizabeth Ahmuty, resident in England. The dolls, formerly in the collection of the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (BECM), and now...
by Suelin | Jul 11, 2024 | china 2023, czech republic, eccles fellowship british library, finland, venice biennale 2024
My second foray into Europe was in 2008, landing at London Gatwick to work during World Travel Market, an uber-global tourism event where almost the whole world boasts its cultures and offers its best destinations. That trip, seeking out pavilions from across the...
by Suelin | Jul 6, 2024 | hurricane
I’ve survived 3 hurricanes to date: Ivan (2004), Emily (2005) and Beryl (2024), the last two thankfully, with minimal damage. I lost part of my roof to Ivan and a couple of windows, but overall, I fared well. Within days, I was back inside my house, living in a dome...
by Suelin | May 25, 2024 | finland, switzerland
Finland is called Suomi in the Finnish language. Kalevala, the Finnish national epic poem, is based on Suomi oral storytelling traditions, and was first published in the 19th century. I gained a little understanding of Kalevala by reading English translations by John...
