by Suelin | Sep 6, 2017 | art residencies, switzerland
My friend and historian John Angus Martin, author of A-Z of Grenada Heritage told me about ‘Bontemps the Swiss.’ It seems that Louis Francois Bontemps was a Swiss national who was an estate manager in Grenada. Bontemps was possibly involved in business of his own and...
by Suelin | Aug 30, 2017 | art residencies, switzerland
‘Grenadian Art is defined as art that is produced in, and/or relevant to Grenada, by Grenadian and non-Grenadian artists.’ Grenada Arts Council Inc. François Aimé Louis Dumoulin (1753-1834) from Vevey, Switzerland, was a draftsman, painter, engraver,...
by Suelin | Aug 27, 2017 | art residencies, switzerland
With most of my work, and certainly with work created outside of Grenada, I try to place Grenada in the world, to find connections. My upcoming art residency explores Grenada carnival and the Swiss equivalant fasnacht. Given that Grenada’s carnival is based on...
by Suelin | Aug 17, 2017 | art residencies, switzerland
Contemporary Arts Residency in the Swiss Alps – 30 days to go UPDATE: So far, support received has paid for return airfare and ground transport to Gstaad, where I’ll be collected to get to the village of Feutersoey, some 10 minutes away. Thank you, thank you. The word...
by Suelin | Aug 12, 2017 | art residencies, switzerland
Contemporary Arts Residency in the Swiss Alps – 34 days to go Thoughts have a way of coalescing in my head when the rest of me is (reasonably) quiet. My mind has been indexing and cross-checking, searching for more things Swiss from my childhood, things to help orient...
