Abigail Lucien
Abigail Lucien is an artist working in sculpture, language, video, and sound. Raised in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti and the northeast coast of Florida, they miss exchanging cheek kisses and public pools. Lucien is currently based in Baltimore, MD where they teach in the Interdisciplinary Sculpture department at MICA.
NAN VANT SOLÈY LA / IN THE BELLY OF THE SUN
Written in Cap-Haïtien, Haïti between July and August of 2021 (after the July 7th assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and before a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southern peninsula on August 14th), this creative nonfiction essay navigates complicated socio-political frictions following the assassination of a nation’s leader while negotiating the personal sentiments of a heart tethered to a place in constant strife.
