WE ARE ALL WE NEED

Crochet, Quilting, Ceramics, Family Furniture, Printmaking, Archival Photographs, Plants, Fruit and Herbs

Since colonialism serves to disconnect a people from one another and from their land, the issue of belonging is prominent and the lack of it has broad implications. We Are All We Need (2026) is a research project that investigates the impacts of colonialism, capitalism, and the consequential isolation on my wellbeing with an aim to find ways to heal from the damage these cause and to build belonging and connection. I approached this project with an autoethnographic focus, observing my past in order to create a deeper understanding of how a lack of belonging feels as well as how it manifests in life events and mental or physical sensations. I analysed my findings with secondary research on critical race theory, Caribbean history and healing traditions, as well as decolonial theory. This research yielded various findings about the ways people of colour, or marginalized people impacted by colonialism, can work through the wounds caused by isolation, heavily referencing Caribbean healing traditions - connection with nature, community, dance, herbal remedies, ancestral worship and communication, etc.