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Young Maroon Photographers Reappropriate Their Own History

The exhibition “Marronnage: The Art of Breaking One’s Chains,” presented at the Maison d’Amérique Latine in Paris, features a section dedicated to photography by young Maroon artists who are taking possession of their own history.
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Ma Atema, obiaoeman, 2019 © Karl Joseph
“Wherever you look, in any country where they were brought by force, you will find slaves running away. They are called Maroons. The term is derived from the French adjective marron, by way of the Spanish cimar...

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Sabyl Ghoussoub

Born in Paris in 1988 into a Lebanese family, Sabyl Ghoussoub is a writer, columnist and curator.

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