"Both Munroe and Major's experiences of migration, from The Bahamas to the United States, highlight the ceremonal nature of art as a means of spatial and cultural negotiation. In their work, they construct environments from gesture, material and memory, allowing them to be carried into new geographies without dislocation. To celebrate and honor is to remember, an enduring practice that embeds past and present while anchoring the self amid shifting landscapes. Their art becomes a method of grounding, a way to claim space, evoke belonging, and navigate displacement through forms that are tactile, temporal, and profoundly humane."
Excerpt from Anina Major & Lavar Munroe: Mapping Ceremonies within Black Bahamian Art by Jodi Minnis.
September 29, 2025
