#mauritius

On the cover of The Kiteboarder Volume 11, Number 1: Mika Fernandez in Mauritius.

Mauritius ▪

Le Morne, Mauritius

Mauritius

My new #Versace #body #outfit for #Mauritius oh well may as well just wear it round the house whilst filming: #onlyfans
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AaVpVghXl/?igshid=1bxo27mmoxmy2

Spotted at 20°26’57.6”S, 57°42’36.5”E (Ilot Des Deux Cocos, Mauritius).

No edit Mauritius.

I dream of going back to this place. I dream of going back to Cape Town and exploring more of Africa. I just dream of wandering.

Spotted at 20°26’57.6”S, 57°42’36.5”E (Ilot Des Deux Cocos, Mauritius).

Port Louis, Mauritius (by Kingroyos)

[english below]

au cours des dernières semaines, j'ai eu l'impression d'ouvrir l'océan, afin de pouvoir à la fois absorber & évacuer des récits de mon corps, les semer dans les profondeurs de la terre, qu'elles se mettent à résonner dans l'immensité de l'univers.

de tous les projets que je créais/présentais, mon laboratoire de 'é, en particulier, était un processus de création transformateur, profond, qui m'a poussé·e à grandir, humainement & artistiquement.

je tiens à remercier toutes les personnes & institutions qui m'ont accomapgné·e dans ce processus: le @offtamtl (et toute son équipe magnifique); @karlitajem, Jérome Bérubé & @thisblindinglightbindsmestill pour leur honnêteté, leur engagement, leur vision, leur foi en ce projet; et le @conseilartscan pour avoir généreusement financé la première phase de recherche/création de ce projet.

grand merci, à mes ami·es, amours et aimants pour leur soutien, & au magnifique publique qui a était témoins de ce rituel de performance

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over the past few weeks, it has really felt like i have moved oceans, in order to absorb & birth multiple stories into/from my body, to seed them in the depths of the earth.

of all the projects i was creating/presenting/producing, my work in progress of 'é, in particular, was a life-changing, profound process.

i’d like to thank all the people & institutions that have supported me in this process: the @offtamtl (& it’s wonderful team); @karlitajem, Jérome Bérubé & @thisblindinglightbindsmestill for their faith, their vision, their magic; and the @canada.council for having generously funded the first phase of research/creation of this projet.

big thanks, of course, to my friends, loves and lovers for their daily support, & to the public, the wonderful public who witnessed this performance ritual

#offta #offtamtl #offta2022 #performance #performer #art #literature #littérature #poésie #poetry #multidisciplinary #dance #danse #océan #ocean #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #transmtl #queermtl #gratitude #queer #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #femme #trans #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels))
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeeF2_SLUbc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

doux rappel que je présente un laboratoire de mon nouveau spectacle, '́, au @mtlartsinter dans le cadre du festival @offtamtl les 31 mai (20h) et 1 juin (13h).

c’est mon tout premier spectacle en français ET mon retour à la danse après une bonne décennie

#Repost @offtamtl
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OFFTA 2022
Festival d’arts vivants
27 mai au 5 juin 2022

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Kama La Mackerel
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Kama La Mackerel recherche l’interdisciplinarité dans ses œuvres afin d’articuler des vocabulaires décoloniaux et queer. Travaillant de manière multilingue en anglais, en français et en kreol morisien, Kama nourrit une pratique en performance, installation, photographie, vidéo et arts textiles. Iel s’intéresse aux récits océaniques, à la souveraineté des îles et à la guérison ancestrale.
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Une passe pour le OFFTA vous donne accès à l’ensemble de la programmation !
Réservez vos places dès maintenant !

RÉSERVATION ET INFO → Lien dans la bio

@vanessafortinphotographe

#offta2022 #offtamontreal #interdisciplinarité #mtlarts #décoloniaux #queer #guérison #recits #performance #poesie #performer #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #transmauritius #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #montreal #mtl #queemtl (at MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels))
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeBsRscLMMh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to everyone who came out for the performance of ZOM-FAM at @vuesurlareleve last week. It was such a meaningful moment, to finally be in communion with an audience, but more than anything, to fall in love, all over again, with this work. My heart is full

Merci à tous·tes d'être venu·es à la performance de ZOM-FAM à @vuesurlareleve la semaine dernière. C'était un moment profond, de pouvoir enfin être en communion avec un public, mais plus que tout, de tomber en amour à nouveau, avec cet ouvrage. J'en ai le cœur tout plein

Photo credit: @draven888

#VueSurLaReleve #VSRL #festival #performance #performer #spokenword #poet #show #dance #interdisciplinary #poetry #zomfam #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #montreal #trans #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #femme #art #artistic #mtlart #queermtl #mtlmoments (at Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillée)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdrkWfGImVs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[english version below]

Je présente aussi un laboratoire du nouvel ouvrage que je développe, 'é, un récit poétique [EN FRANÇAIS, OUI!] mis en scène à travers la danse, le rituel, le mouvement au Festival @offtamtl les 31 mai et 1 juin. C'est un tout nouveau territoire artistique que j'explore, et j'aimerais bien avoir vos commentaires sur l'évolution de ce travail! Lien dans la bio!

I am also presenting a new work-in-progress of my new work in development, 'é, a poetic score [IN FRENCH, YES!] that is portrayed through dance, rituals and movement at the Festival @offtamtl on may 31 and june 1. This is a new artistic terrain for me, and I would love to get your feedback on this work in progress! Link in bio!

[Photo credit: @vanessafortinphotographe]

#OFFTA #festival #performance #performer #spokenword #dance #interdisciplinary #poetry #poésie #zomfam #ocean #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #montreal #trans #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #femme #art #artistic #mtlart #mtlmoments (at MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels))
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccxd498LGBg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[english version below]

J'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer que je présenterai mon solo interdisciplinaire, -, au Festival Vue sur la Relève le à -éé. Si vous voulez des billets, il y a un lien dans la bio!

I am delighted to announce that I will be presenting my interdisciplinary solo, -, at Festival Vue sur la Relève on -éé. If you want tickets, there is a link in bio!

#VueSurLaReleve #VSRL #festival #performance #performer #spokenword #dance #interdisciplinary #poetry #zomfam #kamalamackerel #lamackerel #mauritius #montreal #trans #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #femme #art #artistic #mtlart #mtlmoments (at Maison de la culture Claude-Léveillée)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccxbu5hLnJJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Deeply humbled to have won the Author of the Year Award at Gala Dynastie, a prize presented by Black History Month. Such community recognition goes straight to my heart & I could not be more grateful

C'est en toute humilité que j'ai reçu le prix Auteur·ice de l'année au @galadynastie, un prix présenté par @moishistoiredesnoirs. Cette reconnaissance de la communauté me va droit au cœur & je suis rempli·e de gratitude

Photo credit: @puredomo

#gratitude #BlackExcellence #GalaDynastie #award #awardwinning #blacklivesmatter #author #auteur #autrice #art #artist #performer #performance #poet #poetry #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #queermtl #montrealartist #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #transmauritius #zomfam (at Montreal, Quebec)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbU_QHyrwBr/?utm_medium=tumblr

: présentée au é - é le 6-7 novembre 2021, dans le cadre de -: .

[english version below]

Le Morne est une montagne du sud-ouest de l’île Maurice qui servait de refuge aux esclaves en fuite (ou marrons) au XIXe siècle. Après l’abolition de l’esclavage, en 1835, une délégation de soldats britanniques a été dépêchée pour informer les fugitifs qu’iels étaient désormais juridiquement libres. Mais celleux-ci, croyant qu’on allait les arrêter et les enchaîner de nouveau, ont grimpé jusqu’au sommet de la montagne et plongé vers la mort. Dans cette performance qui se compose de rituels, de chants scandés, de poésie et de mouvement Kama La Mackerel ranime la figure de l’esclave et celle de la montagne – maintenant reconnue comme un lieu de résistance – honorant les mort·es et leur donnant une voix.

Le Morne is a mountain on the southwestern tip of the island of Mauritius that was a refuge for runaway slaves, called Maroons, in the 19th century. Upon the abolition of slavery in 1835, a delegation of British soldiers was dispatched to inform the Maroons of their emancipation. Believing that the army was actually there to recapture them, many of the former slaves climbed to the summit of the mountain and leapt to their deaths. In this performance composed on ritual, chants, poetry and movement, Kama La Mackerel revives the figure of the slave and the mountain – now a symbol of resistance – honouring and giving a voice to the dead.

Photo credit: Mike Patten

#mbam #mmfa #afflux #biennale #transnational #noire #blackart #blackartist #slave #slaveresistance #resistance #performance #performer #ritual #poetry #poet #installation #zomfam #qtbipoc #gay #trans #transgender #femme #queermtl #mauritius #lemorne #montreal #transmauritius #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9_BtqLeQX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Hello

My name is Kama [they/them] & I am a multilingual writer, visual artist, performer, translator, educator & I believe in love, compassion & justice.

I am wholeheartedly invested in ocean narratives, island sovereignty, transgender poetics and ancestral healing. My body of work is hybrid, challenging colonial notions of space and time as these relate to history, power, language, subject formation and the body.

In 2020, I published a book called ZOM-FAM (@metonymypress), a collection of sweet lyric poems that I wrote from the heart for the child who lives in me & for my home island, Mauritius. Should you want to know more about it, there is a link in bio!

Coucou

Je m'appelle Kama [iel] & je suis un·e auteur·ice multilingue, artiste visuelle, performeur·e, traducteur·ice, éducateur·ice & je crois en l'amour, la compassion & la justice.

Je suis investi·e dans récits océaniques, la souveraineté des îles, la poétique transgenre et la guérison ancestrale. Mon travail est hybride & challenge la conception coloniale de l'espace-temps en lien avec l'histoire, le pouvoir, le langage, le corps, et la formation du sujet.

En 2020, j'ai publié un livre qui s'appelle ZOM-FAM (@metonymypress), un recueil de poésie lyrique pas mal sweet qui représente bien mon cœur, & que j'ai écrit pour l'enfant qui vit en moi, & pour mon île natale, Maurice. Si tu veux en apprendre plus, y'a un lien dans la bio!

#bio #biography #intro #art #artist #performer #performance #poet #poetry #visualart #visualartist #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #femme #mauritius #montreal #queermtl #montrealartist #poetics #healing #island #body #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #transmauritius #zomfam (at Montreal, Quebec)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ13Xp6LL1T/?utm_medium=tumblr

I am overjoyed to announce my upcoming collaboration with chef & culinary artist @ellejays_ as part of Brown Butter, curated by @jamminjazzdad & to be exhibited at @aeartcentre in Kingston in Spring 2022!

@brownbutterexhibit is a multi-sensory, inter- and multi-disciplinary arts installation that pairs Black chefs & Black artists who collaboratively create an edible artifact and installation.

An internalization of Black thought, a gavage of Black expression, this exhibit features 6 pairings of Black chefs & artists, including the extraordinary @colouredconversations & @syrusmarcus whose work I have admired for so many years!

Over the next few months, Marissa & I will be working on an installation, performance & edible artifact that explores (up)rootedness & our relationship to the earth through the roots we eat & through the soil we come from as Black folks.

Photo credit: Zoë Casino

#brownbutter #art #black #blackartists #artists #culinary #interdisciplinary #installation #performance #exhibit #artistic #photography #chef #root #roots #agnes #kingston #montreal #mtl #mtlart #queer #lgbtq #lgbt #trans #transgender #queerart #mauritius #transmauritius #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Agnes Etherington Art Centre)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CY_oMYqLeDc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Here are my 10-year challenge pictures:

Exactly 10 years ago, my friend @agatharowland visited me in Montreal for New Year’s. I had just recently moved to the city.

As we were getting prepared for a new year’s eve party (at Le Petit Palais, a collective house in Villeray that I believe does not exist anymore) Agatha shot these pictures of me inside my cold Parc-Ex apartment (where we were too broke to heat up the house).

In many ways, this was my very first photoshoot. A few weeks later, I would host my very first underground queer cabaret, and that would be the beginning of my artistic practice!

#portrait #photography #throwback #2012 #2022 #10yearchallenge #artist #cabaret #art #performer #performance #cabaret #femme #trans #transgender #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #parcex #montreal #mtl #mtlart #queermtl #mauritius #transmauritius #transmontreal #lamackerel #kamalamackerel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZDbu2rIrj/?utm_medium=tumblr

year-end workbook, last prompt, day 5. thanks to everyone who followed along & held this reflexions in their hearts. of course, you can ALWAYS come back to these prompts! it doesn’t have to be just the end of the year ✨

cahier de réflexion de fin d'année, dernières questions, jour 5. merci à tous•tes qui ont pris part à cette petite aventure de réflexion. bien sûr, vous pouvez TOUJOURS revenir sur ces question, pas besoin d’être la fin d’année pour le faire! ✨

#transformation #self #selfawareness #commitment #intentionality #growth #selfwork #affirmations #takecare #selfcare #light #inspiration #inspire #spirit #art #artist #lgbt #lgbtq #bipoc #qtbipoc #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #mtl #lamackerel #kamalamackerel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKCVncrT4H/?utm_medium=tumblr

year-end workbook, day 4

cahier de réflexion de fin d'année, jour 4

#transformation #self #selfawareness #commitment #intentionality #growth #selfwork #affirmations #takecare #selfcare #light #inspiration #inspire #spirit #art #artist #lgbt #lgbtq #bipoc #qtbipoc #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #mtl #lamackerel #kamalamackerel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHPUzirPMn/?utm_medium=tumblr

year-end workbook, day 3 ✨

carnet de réflexion de fin d'année, jour 3 ✨

#transformation #self #selfawareness #commitment #intentionality #growth #selfwork #affirmations #takecare #selfcare #light #inspiration #inspire #spirit #art #artist #lgbt #lgbtq #bipoc #qtbipoc #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #mtl #lamackerel #kamalamackerel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYEfr6prnnk/?utm_medium=tumblr

[la version FR suit]

I am not one to have “new year’s resolutions,” but every year, as we are about to enter a new cycle, I like to design myself a workbook to intentionally think through who I want to become in this new cycle.

This week, I share some of the prompts from this year’s workbook, should that be helpful at all to anyone out there.

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Je ne suis pas le genre de personnes à avoir des « résolutions » pour la nouvelle année, mais tous les ans, alors qu'on s'apprête à commencer un nouveau cycle, j'aime concevoir un cahier d'exercice afin de penser, d'une manière intentionnelle, à qui je veux devenir dans ce nouveau cycle.

Cette semaine, je vous partage certaines des questions de mon cahier, si ça peut inspirer qui que ce soit d'autre.

#transformation #self #selfawareness #commitment #intentionality #growth #selfwork #affirmations #takecare #selfcare #light #inspiration #inspire #spirit #art #artist #lgbt #lgbtq #bipoc #qtbipoc #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #mtl #lamackerel #kamalamackerel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYB9Kc8L7et/?utm_medium=tumblr

[la version FR suit]

I am not one to have “new year’s resolutions,” but every year, as we are about to enter a new cycle, I like to design myself a workbook to intentionally think through who I want to become in this new cycle.

This week, I share some of the prompts from this year’s workbook, should that be helpful at all to anyone out there.

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Je ne suis pas le genre de personnes à avoir des « résolutions » pour la nouvelle année, mais tous les ans, alors qu'on s'apprête à commencer un nouveau cycle, j'aime concevoir un cahier d'exercice afin de penser, d'une manière intentionnelle, à qui je veux devenir dans ce nouveau cycle.

Cette semaine, je vous partage certaines des questions de mon cahier, si ça peut inspirer qui que ce soit d'autre.

#transformation #self #selfawareness #commitment #intentionality #growth #selfwork #affirmations #takecare #selfcare #light #inspiration #inspire #spirit #art #artist #lgbt #lgbtq #bipoc #qtbipoc #trans #transgender #mauritius #montreal #transmauritius #mtl #lamackerel #kamalamackerel

https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_bbjCL61G/?utm_medium=tumblr

This virtual statue of me is now up at La Place de la Gare Jean-Talon, in my most cherished immigrant & working class neighborhood of Parc Extension!

É is a project by @bonjourdpt that honors 11 individuals working in different fields and neighborhoods that pays tribute to their cultural, artistic and community-engaged work within their localities. I am deeply moved to be included in this project.

The project consists of the virtual sculptures & short podcasts on each of the life & engagements of the individuals!

If you are by La Place de La Gare Jean-Talon (just outside Parc Metro) anytime over the next few months, check it out.

Launch the project from your phone –> https://echelles-humaines.dpt.media

#parcex #parc #parcextension #community #montreal #villedemtl #mtl #dpt #poet #artist #performer #writer #art #communityworker #sculpture #AR #ballado #podcast #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #transmontreal #transmauritius #mauritius #lgbt #lgbtq #queer #trans #transgender #femme (at Parc-Extension)
https://www.instagram.com/kamalamackerel/p/CXTlQG-r_QY/?utm_medium=tumblr

immense gratitude for @therealmikepatten for witnessing & documenting this performance

#Repost @therealmikepatten
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@kamalamackerel : Le Morne : sekinn ekrir pa efase @mbamtl @affluxbiennale

Le Morne est une montagne du sud-ouest de l’île Maurice qui servait de refuge aux esclaves en fuite (ou marrons) au XIXe siècle. Après l’abolition de l’esclavage, en 1835, une délégation de soldats britanniques a été dépêchée pour informer les fugitifs qu’ils étaient désormais juridiquement libres. Mais ceux-ci, croyant qu’on allait les arrêter et les enchaîner de nouveau, ont grimpé jusqu’au sommet de la montagne et plongé vers la mort. Kama La Mackerel ranimera la figure de l’esclave et celle de la montagne – maintenant reconnue comme un lieu de résistance –, dans une performance inédite qui honore les morts et leur donne une voix.

Le Morne is a mountain on the southwestern tip of the island of Mauritius that was a refuge for runaway slaves, called Maroons, in the 19th century. Upon the abolition of slavery in 1835, a delegation of British soldiers was dispatched to inform the Maroons of their emancipation. Believing that the army was actually there to recapture them, many of the former slaves climbed to the summit of the mountain and leapt to their deaths. Kama La Mackerel revives the figure of the slave and the mountain – now a symbol of resistance – in this original performance that honours and gives voice to the dead.

#LeMorne #Mauritius #KamaLaMackerel #affluxbiennale #mbamtl #MuseedesbeauxartsdeMontreal #mtlmoments #performanceart (at Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjf_zgr-3J/?utm_medium=tumblr

I totally went off the grid since my performance at the Musée des Beaux-arts, but getting out of my gentle cave to share a few things:

First, thanks to everyone who came to witness my ceremony/ritual/performance at the @mbamtl a couple of weeks ago. This was a truly transformative experience for me, as an artist, as a spiritual being.

One thing I know for sure: I wasn’t alone performing there. There were so many unnamed kin right there with me. It’s by far one of the most meaningful performances I have ever (been) offered. Gratitude to everyone who made this space, this work possible.

After a wonderful, wonderful past 15 months, all of which I am grateful for, I will be retreating from public-facing projects until summer 2022. I need some time & space to slow down, to rest, to reflect, to deepen my spiritual practice & to have naps, many naps, every single day!!

‍♀️ I will still be doing the odd gig here & there ‘coz I still have bills to pay! So there’ll still be chances to catch me at some events ;-)

In the spirit of slowing down, I have spent the past couple of weeks looking after Zorro. We’ve been getting lots of fresh air on our daily walks & life has been mostly cuddles, naps & belly rubs. So here’s a bunch of pictures of me being a dog parent!

‍ If I haven’t responded to your DMs, I am sorry. I’ll catch up on my communications soon!

Sending love & light to everyone!

#portrait #poetry #poet #artist #artistic #artistsoninstagram #artists #artistsofinstagram #artistlife #performer #performance #qtbipoc #bipoc #gay #queer #trans #transgender #femme #oneofthem #pride #montreal #montrealart #mtl #queerart #montrealartist #mauritius #zomfam #lamackerel #kamalamackerel (at Montreal, Quebec)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWeRELYrllQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

An Underwater Waterfall?

The Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean hosts a truly remarkable sight. Just off the coast there appears to be an underwater waterfall. This phenomenon is most prominent when looked at from an aerial view, as in this image.Now, fluid dynamics can produce some wondrous effects, but, is cold dense water responsible for this phenomenon?Nope, but there’s still a cool explanation which delves into the topography of the sea floor.Mauritius is located at the southern edge of the Mascarene Plateau, a prominent shelf which can be seen in this image. The depth of the water above the shelf ranges from around 8-150 metres. However, where that shelf ends, there is a massive plunge into the Ocean depths. How massive? We’re talking from going from 150 metres to many thousands of metres.What you’re witnessing, that looks like an underwater waterfall, is actually sand from the shores of Mauritius being driven via ocean currents off of that high, coastal shelf, and down into the darker ocean depths off the southern tip of the island.

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