Link here for full interview : https://www.nosymag.ca/blog/figure-ing-it-out-laurena-fineus-depictions-of-the-complexity-of-identity-and-haitian-history

Excerpt of the interview :

‘‘You have an exhibition coming up this fall. Are there any details you can share now?

The exhibition is called Déchoukaj and it was supposed to be in April, but because of the second lockdown, they had to push it back to September. It will be taking place at the Ottawa School of Art gallery in downtown Ottawa. Déchoukaj is a Haitian Creole term which means the uprooting of a plant. The term emerged in response to the political upheaval that occurred after the exile of dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier on January 7th, 1986. It announces the resumption of power by people of a particular state. To me, it’s a radical term. It’s the uprooting of a nation against the state. I wanted to link that radicality to Haitian womanhood, especially to highlight their role in the construction of Haiti, but also to ask what is the status of the Caribbean woman and their identity at large, because it’s largely forgotten. It was a way to go against the Haitian patriarchy and do a déchoukaj of this patriarchy.’’

Thank you for such a great interview Meg !