Abigail Lucien
papilio aristor XI, 2023
Powder coated steel
12.1 x 7.6 x 7 cm
4 3/4 x 3 x 2 3/4 in
4 3/4 x 3 x 2 3/4 in
ALU 008
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic are nations that contentiously share the island of Hispaniola. papilio aristophor is a swallotail subspecies of afrotropical butterfly that moves across both nations but has...
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are nations that contentiously share the island of Hispaniola. papilio aristophor is a swallotail subspecies of afrotropical butterfly that moves across both nations but has been cited scientifically to originate from Haiti. The butterflies movements transgress and ‘queers’ the boundary between the two nations and echo that sentiment in the gallery space.
Exhibitions
Emma Prempeh & Abigail Lucien, With Tenderness, 3 March - 1 April 2023, Tiwani Contemporary, Frieze No. 9 Cork Street, London, UK.Abigail Lucien & Emma Prempeh : With Tenderness, 2023, Tiwani Contemporary, London, UK
3 March - 1 April 2023