Artist-Filmmaker, Composer
What We Inherit examines the legacy of Dutch medical
colonialism in Suriname. Linking archival footage of Black
Surinamese communities with contemporary voices, it
explores how received ideas about Black bodies have
shaped health care for Afro-Surinamese and Maroon
communities over time and how they continue to impact
medical practices today. The moving image installation
looks at Black Surinamese responses to illness, spirituality,
and medicine while highlighting the power of resistance
and ancestral knowledge.
colonialism in Suriname. Linking archival footage of Black
Surinamese communities with contemporary voices, it
explores how received ideas about Black bodies have
shaped health care for Afro-Surinamese and Maroon
communities over time and how they continue to impact
medical practices today. The moving image installation
looks at Black Surinamese responses to illness, spirituality,
and medicine while highlighting the power of resistance
and ancestral knowledge.
Commissioned by Eye Filmmuseum
