Akilah Watts
Akilah works with a number of media including drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture as well as high and low relief paintings.
Some of her works deal with pop culture and cultural exchange as well as Barbadian folklore and traditions through ideas of play and souvenirs. Watts’ new works touch on issues such as race, culture as well as ideas of belonging and beauty.
mahogany culture: exposition
Zoe Osborne graduated from Ryerson School of Interior Design. She grew up in Barbados and currently works as a Junior Interior Designer in Toronto. She is the founder of Mahogany Culture.
BLUE CHAIR
This project is a conversation about colonial Barbadian furniture styles realized in modern context symbolizing freedom of expression and breaking away from the "norm"
DIS - CONNECT
The project deals with the disconnection between contrasting ways of living and the difficulty to connect with the different aspects of life in a metropolitan city. The contrast between the representation of vernacular architecture of the island Barbados and Toronto’s city scape helps to express the feeling of transparency and exposure.
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MIRROR IMAGE
This poster pays homage to Barbados' National Hero Errol Barrow and deals with identity as it relates to Barbadian tradition and modern existence.