Haitian-born, Miami-based artist Morel Doucet works in a number of different media, but it’s his porcelain busts, bas relief, and other porcelain pieces that really intrigue me. His work is meant to map a visual dialogue between human identity, his experiences as a black man, and the health of the natural world.

“I consider many of my pieces to be double-edged swords, enticing and luring the viewer with beauty while reminding them of their destruction and complacency of the dying environment. My work investigates the entangled relationship between environmental change and cultural identity, particularly through the lens of my experience as a Haitian immigrant. I explore how rising sea levels, climate gentrification, and environmental degradation deeply impact Black and Afro-Caribbean communities, forcing new migrations and reshaping ancestral connections to land and place.”

You can follow Morel Doucet on his website and on Instagram, and Facebook.