bloodline.proj

 Welcome to my archive of projects, photos, videos, illustrations, and research about my family and Jamaica

This project began with a short documentary Bloodline (2019) where my mom and I discuss our family tree, her immigrating to the U.S. from Jamaica, stitched with home videos and photographs.

The Films

Now in 2022 and in my senior year at Pratt Institute, I’ll be continuing the world of Bloodline with my short thesis film.

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Bloodline Book 2: Getting to know you…
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Bloodline Book 2: Getting to know you…

This book is the second in a series of artist books called Bloodline. Bloodline is a documentary I made about my family tree in 2019, and its sequel will be my senior thesis film in 2023. For this artist book, I used an index card holder to create a collection of items that summarize my grandmother and her mother.

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National Museum Jamaica
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National Museum Jamaica

My dad and I visited National Museum Jamaica in Kingston and got a wonderful tour from one of the outreach officers Stephanie Rose who explained the legacy of Taíno and African cultures in Jamaica.

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My Ancestry and Jamaica Through the NYPL and Other Archives
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My Ancestry and Jamaica Through the NYPL and Other Archives

I searched through the New York Public Library (and other archives) to find visuals of Jamaica and connect them to towns and decades where my ancestors lived. In the process, I found descriptions of real people in my family tree, portraits, photographs of property, and court proceedings. I also found slave inventories, postings for runaway slaves, and European illustrations of negro communities.

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