Academic C.C. McKee draws on their specialism in the art and visual culture of the modern
Atlantic world in order to read Télémaque's work through a psychoanalytic lens and the context
of Haitian art. Artist Helen Marten and writer Lyonel Trouillot have composed thoughtful and
poetic responses to Télémaque's work suggesting new points of entry into the artist's oeuvre.
Political scientist Françoise Vergès uses the artist's recurring motif of the open mouth as a
starting point for a meditation on Haitian history and the politics of anti-Blackness while
art historian Sarah Wilson's text contextualises Télémaque's practice within the wider European
artistic scene. The book also includes an extended interview with the artist bringing together
two rich conversations with Hans Ulrich Obrist as well as sections comprising selections of
the artist's writings and works on paper. Richly illustrated catalogue is designed by Zak Group
Text: CC McKee Helen Marten Lyonel Trouillot Françoise Vergès and Sarah Wilson as well as a
new interview between the artist and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
