'Atlantic Transformerz'

year: 2010 - present

materials: HD video

context: started during the residency at BijlmAir in the Bijlmer, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The work consists of 4 videos made on the 4 continents around the Atlantic Ocean. Expected year of completion 2011

Atlantic Transformerz explores the multiplicity of hues in the color black, and makes an issue out of distinguishing black diversity. Inspired by the African Diaspora in Amsterdam, it unites the four continents around the Atlantic Ocean.

exhibition video: Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, Netherlands (2010), Centrum Beeldende Kunst Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, Netherlands (2011), Medulla Gallery, Trinidad (2011)

exhibition photography: Bargehouse, Oxo Tower wharf, London, UK (2011)

sneak peek: Atlantic Transformerz

Bijlmer, Amsterdam,Netherlands, 2010 | 'The Making of Atlantic Transformerz'

Harlem, New York, USA, 2011 | 'The Making of Atlantic Transformerz

Moengo, Surinam, 2011 | 'The Making of Atlantic Transformerz'

Thanx 2: CBK Zuid-Oost, SMBA (Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam), Stichting Flat, Kibii Foundation / Marcel Pinas and Abessa

Directors of photography: Bouba Dola, Mounir Raji, Olubode Shawn Brown, Milton Kam

Camera 'The making of' Moengo: Wouter Klein Velderman

Lights: Mounir Raji, Olubode Shawn Brown

Editing: Charl Landvreugd

Chief Make Up: Dave Stella

Assistants: Sharon Schouten, Tyrone Traylor, Sheena Rose

Models: Lerone, Egbert, Ferlin, Mike, Frederick, Nickie Nicole, Oumi, Ras2, Alberto