Felisha Carénage uses painting, textiles and performance to explore the ethics of empire, recently delving into the carnivalesque in her own biography. Architectural, legal and literary tropes guide this work, which is often supported by activist initiatives.
Mainly consisting of site-specific interventions in historical buildings, her work has been shown at VBKÖ in Vienna, Ruby Cruel in London, MARKK Hamburg, Alice Yard in Port of Spain, daadgalerie, Dekoloniale, Talking Objects Lab, BARAZANI and SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin.
Born in Trinidad & Tobago and formerly based in Washington D.C., Hamburg and Paris, she is currently resident in London and Berlin as a participant in BPA// Berlin program for artists
