LOS ENCANTOS
In Los Encantos, Romane Iskaria depicts the lives of the descendants of the Quilombos communities who reside in a sacred area called Land of Jurema, in the Northeast of Brazil. Quilombos are communities that were formed by enslaved Black people who fled to remote and unclaimed lands. Today they are still impacted by the enduring legacies of colonialism and fight for the preservation of their land and ancestral culture. The Land of Jurema is a place of spiritual importance where the veil between worlds is porous. In Los Encantos Romane also aims to create a visual translation of spiritual experiences, both individual and collective.
Through encounters linked to her own heritage and personal history, Romane is also in search of herself in this territory of Jurema.
Ongoing project, Condé Paraíba Brasil, 2024.
Exhibition view Los Encantos, .TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, Installation of photography and video, FOMU Antwerp (BE) 2024.
Through encounters linked to her own heritage and personal history, Romane is also in search of herself in this territory of Jurema.
Ongoing project, Condé Paraíba Brasil, 2024.
Exhibition view Los Encantos, .TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, Installation of photography and video, FOMU Antwerp (BE) 2024.
2024 .tiff Emerging Belgian Photography in BrakkeGrond Amsterdam Netherlands during UNSEEN Art Photo Fair - september
2024 .tiff Emerging Belgian Photography with FOMU (Museum of Photography) Anvers Belgium - june
2024 .tiff Emerging Belgian Photography with FOMU (Museum of Photography) Anvers Belgium - june
Exhibition view Los Encantos, .TIFF 2024 Emerging Belgian Photography, FOMU Antwerp (BE) 2024
Article in the newspaper A UNIAO Brazil from the series Los Encantos by Romane Iskaria 2024