A studio visit / Christopher Cozier
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Dhiradj Ramsamoedj / Kwatta / Paramaribo
Dhiradj Ramsamoedj’s Adji Gilas ( photo Christopher Cozier )
Notes from Paramaribo Span September 2009
A few examples of Dhiradj Ramsamoedj’s Adji Gilas cups are placed on the red-oxide-coloured floor of his studio. This is a typical painted floor for a house in Kwatta, west of central Paramaribo, and this looks like a typical cup. We could be in Trinidad or Guyana. He is explaining to me that “adji” means maternal grandmother, and that these aluminium mugs were from her once-active business renting wares for festivities and other events.
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