2024, Kite Flying in the Caribbean, V&A Museum, London, UK
 

In dialogue with Jacqui Ramrayka’s practice, Halina Edwards presented her ongoing research on kite flying in the Caribbean at the V&A for their event Friday Late: Inviting Alchemy.

Acting as an open studio, she showcased the kites she had created as part of this study, performed a live installation where she formed the shape of an eight-point kite, and displayed her research on the history of kite flying, various kite styles, and her documentation of the St. Mary Kite & Food Festival in Jamaica, which she visited in 2022.

With their shared Caribbean heritage—Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana—Jacqui had proposed an event centred around Caribbean kite flying. Edwards’ research into Caribbean kite flying had begun in 2021 as a way to preserve traditions that are often lost due to changes like migration, combined with a deep longing to feel connected and to understand the many islands that make up the Caribbean through craft.