Artist

Kessie is a transdisciplinary research-based artist affiliated with the CIDIHCA (International Center for Haitian, Caribbean, and Afro-Canadian Documentation and Information). Her approach takes shape through research-creation and collaborative research, merging oral history and archival research to facilitate intergenerational knowledge transmission. With a particular interest in the Haitian diaspora, she focuses on the recovery, preservation, and dissemination of the heritage of Afro-descendant visual artists who have been and continue to be active in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal.