echoes of the loa

I never met my Haitian grandfather, but I always knew he practiced voodoo. The mystery of those rituals, from which my mother fled, has piqued my curiosity. With “Echoes of the Loa,” I seek to recreate those hidden roots, the unknown, what I’ve always seen from afar. Haitian voodoo is more than popular stereotypes; it is a living religion, a dynamic art form, and a history of dignity and resilience. Through the body and instruments, this performance invites you to explore without prejudice, not only to discover a culture, but to come closer to our shared humanity.

Using photos from my family's archive from Haiti and images from a voodoo ceremony held in Milan, I blended these two environments to create an altar.

The work includes a live performance that consists of a search for those roots I didn't know about—seen from afar and in pieces. It was an interpretation of something that wasn't discussed in my family—the connection between something beyond our reach and the invisible, the intangible, with the visible.

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