Morel Doucet
Daughters of the Copper Sun, 2022 (Series)
For Aspen Ideas: Climate, Miami-based artist Morel Doucet debuts a series of new ceramic figurative busts and sculptural installations that explore Miami’s ecological landscape and black culture, tracing the intersection of climate gentrification and fragility of the region’s marine life. The installation with series title Daughters of the Copper Sun honors the female matriarch of the family unit, acknowledging the multiplicity of roles that women take on in Latin and Caribbean cultures.
Doucet draws inspiration from his ancestral homeland Haiti, the world's first black Republic. Exquisitely embellished with various indigenous flora and fauna found throughout the Caribbean, Doucet’s works make use of the French Rococo style of architecture and décor to highlight a powerful record of environmental decay that mirrors economic inequity, the commodification of industry, personal labor, and race.
Doucet draws inspiration from his ancestral homeland Haiti, the world's first black Republic. Exquisitely embellished with various indigenous flora and fauna found throughout the Caribbean, Doucet’s works make use of the French Rococo style of architecture and décor to highlight a powerful record of environmental decay that mirrors economic inequity, the commodification of industry, personal labor, and race.
Monica McGivern Photography
Monica McGivern Photography
Monica McGivern Photography