Tilting Axis: Amanda T. McIntyre

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Amanda T. McIntyre, this year’s Nieuwe Instituut-Tilting Axis Fellow, discusses her project Present Continuous.

Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis invite you to This Is My House, presented by Amanda T. McIntyre, this year’s Fellow. This evening revolves around the creative outcomes of Amanda’s research experiments with Caribbean masquerade and architecture. Amanda’s work uses a Baby Doll masquerade lens, a traditional Carnival performance, to reflect on the trajectory of Caribbean Carnivals.This Is My House features a lecture by Amanda on the Caribbean architectural and sartorial practices in her work and a screening of the short film Two Years in the French West Indies. The event concludes with a conversation between Amanda and Quinsy Gario (Sandberg Instituut), known for his work Zwarte Piet is Racisme (2011-2012). The evening is moderated by Federica Notari (Nieuwe Instituut) with Annalee Davis (Tilting Axis) giving opening remarks.Trinidadian artist, writer, and scholar Amanda T. McIntyre is the fifth recipient of the Tilting Axis Fellowship. She is the Creative Director and Lead Designer at the Dolly Mas Visual and Performing Arts Company. Images: 1. Amanda T. McIntyre in a Dolly Mas costume with a headpiece designed by Tremayne Frauenfelder (2022). Photo by Matthew Creese. 2. Onika Henry in the carnaval's costume How sweet it is to be loved by you, designed by Amanda T. McIntyre. Photo by Marissa Yung Lee. 3. Dolly Mas Carnival Band (2025). Photo by Marissa Yung Lee.

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