Dife nan zo mwen, 2026
Woodcut
Edition of 30
23 3/4 x 18 in.
Collaborative Printer: Alexis Nutini
Thinking about Louisiana as a surrogate homeland where Haiti's presence is acknowledged, and the connective tissue of ancestry is visible and tangible. William left Haiti as a young child, but keeps stories, photographs and family narratives alive through his work. While in Louisiana, William began studying the cypress trees in the bayou, characters in themselves telling their own stories. The figures in the work are covered in eyes, occupying a hybrid space brought into view by carving the wood of the birch tree in variations of colors. The work consists of fifteen colors and nine layers, the difference being made up through blend rolls. The rays signify a fiery portal into the consciousness of the material figures.
