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Bound Waters - Confluence

  • Segolene Py
Marking my first international exhibition in the Caribbean, I am happy to announce the opening of "Bound Waters - Confluence" at Olympia Mini Gallery, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday 8th May 2025.
Bound Waters - Confluence by Segolene Py
Bound Waters - Confluence is a duo exhibition that delves into Caribbean identity, celebrating its cultural richness while addressing its fragmented histories through storytelling and folklore. Bringing together the distinct yet interconnected practices of Richard Nattoo, a Jamaican artist born based in Kingston, and Roisin Jones, a British-Jamaican artist based London, the show explores the enduring, evolving relationship between Jamaica and its diaspora, using water both as a metaphor for connection and resilience, and as a medium, locally sourced and infusing works with watercolours, ceramics, sculpture and mixed media pieces.

Through a cross-Atlantic dialogue between land and longing, rootedness and rupture - a dialogue between home and away - the artists reimagine the folklore of the River Mumma as a vessel for reconnection and cultural continuity. Familiar to many as the mystical guardian and ruler of Jamaica’s waterways, River Mumma resurfaces in this show through a unique lens. Rather than retelling the story, the artists create a new dimension of her mythology: a site of feminine power, ancestral connections, and ecological reflections. Bound Waters - Confluence invites the viewer into her realm, and converges around her not only as a myth but as an immersive experience offering the audience a rare and intimate glimpse into her world.
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Segolene Py
Independent curator for Caribbean Art , Founder of Exhibition Crave | Artist Coordinator and Studio Manager for Roisin Jones