Alicia Brown
I am driven by the idea of the forced and voluntary migration of people
from the Caribbean region and the struggle to navigate spaces that are
both familiar and unfamiliar. My work is invested in strategies for survival,
the relationships humans form with other creatures and with the natural
environment, and the influences these elements have on the formation of
identity within the spaces we inhabit. I am particularly intrigued by mimicry in
nature and the ways in which plants, insects, and animals utilize it to survive.
The act of copying or imitating the dominant culture is evident in the formation
of subcultures; necessary transformation occurs through patterning, body
shape, behavior and mannerism, resulting in a class distortion associated
with colonialism. I create works surrounding this duality, whose role in the
formation of cultural identity is vital and constantly changing.