CONVERSATIONS exhibition

Désir’s inaugural exhibition, Conversations, is a co-creation with artists: Paul Chambers, Lighting Design, Engone Endong, Music Composer, Manuel Chantre, Video and Sound Design, and Cecilia Bracmort, Curatorial Advisor, who came together to combine video, light, and sound to sculpt the space of The Ringling’s Monda gallery in order to explore Désir’s experiences on the BOW’T TRAIL and bring the on-stage performance into a new gallery-based medium. The installation evokes a liminal space, which is the in-between or transitional space that is often accessible through visions and rituals. With a cumulative and polyrhythmic approach, the artist seeks to share her perspectives through a plural conversation between the past and the present.

The exhibition was first held from December 11, 2021 to April 3, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida and will continue its journey to Canada in 2023.

THANK YOU

Rhodnie Désir wishes to sincerely thank The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Director and staff. She is also grateful for the Board of Directors of RD Creations and The Ringling Museum, the sponsorship of the Ellin family, the Manatee County Community Foundation, the Canada Council for the Arts, Cusson Management and especially Valerie Cusson for guiding her to this amazing space.