three fishing boats and two fishermen on open water, Calixte Henry

Calixte Henry represents the everyday labor and cooperation of Haitian fishermen in the Caribbean Sea. The abstracted composition plunges the viewer into the action of the arcing boats and fishing nets as two men gather their catch. Although colonial interventions in Haiti have caused political and climate upheaval, Henry’s painting celebrates the island nation’s intimate relationship to the ocean surrounding it, and the dignity and agency of its peoples living along its waters.