The Ballad of Francisco Bobadilla
An installation by Marlon Griffith
The ship Francisco
Bobadilla from V.S. Naipaul’s 1962 travel narrative is used as a reference
to explore the critical role that
negotiations for room, personal
space, access and lack there of play in the development of this society.
As Trinidad and Tobago develops, many communities remain
distant from what is considered progress. Griffith’s installation engages the
positions, aspirations and stories of people in these communities and their
challenges of learning to be comfortable in an uncomfortable place.
This project is in collaboration with Alice Yard. Marlon
Griffith is supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, which has been granted by the
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
