00:00 63 artists, one as young as nine years old, are currently being featured at the Rotunda
00:06 Gallery at the Red House in Porto, Spain. The current display's theme is "Tales of
00:12 Our Ancestors."
00:13 It focuses on all local folklore, superstitions and myths. That's why we see all the Sukunya,
00:20 the Papa Boa, the Anansi, all of that.
00:23 We have today, we're featuring 86 pieces that were done by 63 artists. I understand that
00:31 11 of these artists are below the age of 18, and the youngest being nine-year-old Jasmine
00:39 Isadore.
00:40 Delivering the feature dress at Friday afternoon's launch, Speaker of the House Bridget Annaset
00:45 George said she was pleased so many children participated. She says it shows that our culture
00:52 is being kept alive.
00:54 One way to me of keeping our culture alive, our past alive, and we not so taken up in
01:01 all those foreign characteristics who are beamed into our living rooms, whether through
01:09 our television, our screens, our smart devices.
01:15 She invited members of the public to come out to the Red House over the next few weeks
01:20 to view the artwork, support the artists, and walk down memory lane as they revisit
01:25 many aspects of our history brought to life through the pieces created.
01:32 Or delve into the arena of the occult, like the Ubia man and Ubia woman, and for others,
01:39 a tribute to our legacy of rebellion.
01:43 Like most parts of the Caribbean, folklore is inspired by the act of migration and the
01:50 meeting of the indigenous. Be it from West Africa or East India, and the influences of
01:57 French Creole heritage, these exchanges have coalesced to create a unique fingerprint in
02:06 the overarching DNA of our folklore.
02:10 This exhibition will run for the next two to three weeks and is free and open to the
02:15 public every day from 8am to 4pm.
02:19 Cindy Raghubar-Tikasingh, TV6 News.
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