rodney's museum

Note: This series was created in collaboration with Rodolph Lapointe documenting the artwork of Rodney Marckeyb Verdieu

While staying in the neighborhood of Carrefour Feuilles in Port-au-Prince, one day I stumbled upon the unihabitable ruins of a huge tuberculosis sanatorium that had been damaged by the devastating earthquake in 2010. One of the buildings was decorated with beautiful charcoal drawings lining the inner and outer walls which I later learned were the work of Rodney Markeyb Verdieu, a young artist and a resident in one of the nearby tent communities.

After many misses I was finally able to meet Rodney - who primarily used cooking charcoal for his creations. He explained to me that he created this work because it brought joy to his friends and neighbors, many, like himself, had lost their homes.

"Like an art gallery for the neighborhood?" I asked him.

"No," he replied. "Like a museum."

It is my great honor to share Rodney's museum.

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