• 3317 NW 7th Avenue Allapattah, FL
Charo Oquet’s “Reliquary “
Proposal
Reliquary is a site-specific installation in Allapattah that explores concepts of sacred spaces and spiritual encounters, based on an Afro-Caribbean ritual for the dead called “Cabo de Año.” Designed to give voice, a face, and a story to the migrant Dominican community of the neighborhood, Reliquary creates an ambiguous and safe space where fictional and documentary dimensions are blended, creating a third territory of language. The installation includes pieces that imply that they are energy markers and conduits; it also includes pieces from research into the origins of magic writing, such as veves.
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Biography
Charo Oquet is an interdisciplinary artist and curator from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She explores the poetics related to the construction of a new imaginary in the contemporary Caribbean through video, photography, performance, painting and installation, crisscrossed with her family history. In 2018, she exhibited Arrayanos, a short film, at Edge Zones Gallery in Miami. She lives and works in Miami Beach.