At this meeting, the artists Minia Biabiany (Guadeloupe), Ulrik López (Puerto Rico) and Madeline Jiménez Santil (Dominican Republic) will share a convivial moment to discuss their artistic practice and the reflections around the Semillero Caribe project. Together with students from the École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC), they will also present discussions that emerge during a week-long workshop on the invitation of Persona Curada in collaboration with

AWARE. This workshop focuses on the contributions of Caribbean women intellectuals, amplifying their voices in literary criticism, philosophy, and the creative arts.

Semillero Caribe is an educational initiative led by artists Minia Biabiany (Guadeloupe), Madeline Jiménez Santil (Dominican Republic), and Ulrik López (Puerto Rico). Built on a foundation of collective and horizontal methodologies, the project seeks to reimagine and experiment with new approaches to learning and unlearning from a Caribbean perspective. First introduced in 2016 with a series of workshops at Cráter Invertido in Mexico City, Semillero Caribe now makes its return to Paris, hosted by Persona Curada. This iteration focuses on decolonial Caribbean thought, featuring sessions dedicated to the works of influential Caribbean women intellectuals—critics, writers, and philosophers—through texts by Sylvia Wynter, Yolanda Wood, and Simone Schwarz-Bart. Expanding on previous themes, it delves into concepts such as Relation, the internalization of colonialism, territory, the body, and orality. Conducted in a horizontal and inclusive manner, the workshops invite a diverse group of contemporary visual arts students, ranging from first- to fifth-year levels, with 15 to 20 participants per session. Each session blends sensory exploration with critical engagement with lesser-known literary and theoretical texts. The aim is to cultivate learning as an autonomous act, fostering collective participation and co-creation. This experimental framework offers fresh perspectives on the critical and artistic legacies of the Caribbean.

The conversation will be moderated by Noelia Portela, founder and director of Persona Curada, an independent, non-profit curatorial platform dedicated to promoting contemporary Latin American art. Persona Curada fosters exhibitions, cultural exchanges, and interdisciplinary collaborations, while building meaningful connections with the French art scene.

Practical information

Friday, January 17, 2025, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm

The event will be held in English

Free registration here.