This is My House is a vibrant exploration of contemporary Caribbean identity through architecture, performance, and masquerade, presented by the 2025 Nieuwe Instituut/Tilting Axis Fellow, Amanda T. McIntyre. This recorded event features McIntyre’s lecture unpacking her experimental work with Caribbean architectural forms and sartorial practices, grounded in her reinterpretation of the Baby Doll masquerade. The conversation following the lecture, with artist and researcher Quinsy Gario (Sandberg Instituut), deepens the inquiry into postcolonial embodiment and creative resistance. Moderated by Federica Notari, with opening remarks by Tilting Axis co-founder Annalee Davis, the session offers critical insight into regional aesthetics and diasporic memory.
‘This is My House’ is presented by this year's Nieuwe Instituut/Tilting Axis Fellow, Amanda T. McIntyre. The event will feature her lecture on her experiments with Caribbean architectural and sartorial practices in her work with the contemporary Caribbean Baby Doll masquerade. The lecture will be followed by a conversation between Amanda and Quincy Gario (Sandberg Instituut). There will also be a screening of Amanda’s art film ‘Two Years in the French West Indies.” The event will be moderated by Nieuwe Instituut researcher Federica Notari, with opening remarks from Tilting Axis cofounder Annalee Davis.
In 2019 Nieuwe Instituut joined forces with Tilting Axis to offer a Fellowship to an applicant based in the Caribbean. We are delighted to announce that Amanda T. McIntyre (Trinidad and Tobago) has been selected as the fifth Tilting Axis / Nieuwe Instituut Fellow. Amanda will begin her/their Fellowship at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam starting February 2025 and continuing research and activities through July 2025.
