MEMBER NEWS:
An Exhibition curated by Steven Baboun
At Rockella Space, we are proud to support and celebrate the achievements of our Members. Today, we are thrilled to recognize Steven Baboun, a valued Member at One Eyed Studios, for his incredible work co-curating Rasanbleman | Culture in Place: The Evolution of Haiti Cultural Exchange 2009-2022 at the Haiti Cultural Exchange. This milestone reflects the dedication and artistic vision that embodies the spirit of our community. Congratulations to Steven for this outstanding contribution to the arts and culture scene!
Find out more about the exhibition below.
Rasanbleman | Culture in Place: The Evolution of Haiti Cultural Exchange 2009 - 2022
Co-Curated by Steven Baboun and Kassandra L. Khalil
Archival Manager, Micaela Walker
Graphic Desing, Kathryn Dreier
Rasanbleman | Culture in Place features the work of documenting photographers alongside vivid moments from our Archive. Through the lens, this group of artists present their core snapshots of the memories, jou, and growing visions for New York’s Haitian culture in action.
Featuring the work of:
MC Alexander • Paul Corbanese • Liz Gauthier • Richard Louissaint • Jocelyn McCalla • Keylah Mellon • Tequila Minsky • Claire Saintil
Rasanbleman is a gathering – of ideas, of actions, of energies, of bodies – focused and reshaping to share space together. Gina Athena Ulysse describes rasanblaj as an “assembly, compilation, enlisting, regrouping”. How does a community assembling together knit moments in time and place to the fabric of collective memory?
Our presence in community is the core of the archive. Ourselves as creators, storytellers, and witneses are the originating thread. Holding both heritage and evolution, we mark and strengthen our arrangements to contemporary and future visions of our culture.
Read more about this exhibition at haiticulturalx.org.
ABOUT STEVEN BABOUN
Steven Baboun is an artist, photographer, and creative director from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has a studio at One Eyed Studios in New York City. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Arts and a minor in Education Studies from American University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Parsons School of Design. Baboun works in photography, video, performance, textile + multimedia installation, and design. Currently, Baboun is the founder and creative director of Studio Baboun, a creative house based in Brooklyn, New York. He is the co-founder, CEO, and lead creative of NativRoots Collective, a content production and creative development agency.
Read our interview with Steven to learn more about his photographic practice and life at Rockella Space.