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THE VOICES OF SILENCE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Collaboration entre archéologie et art contemporain
Jocelyn Akwaba Matignon : Artiste Peintre
Sébastien Perrot Minnot : Docteur en archéologie
de l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Recherche :
Période : 2 mois de résidence artistique à San Antonio Aguas Calientes Sacatepéquez, Guatemala 2021_2022
Rappel du Concept : Il s’agissait d’une collaboration entre l’artiste de Guadeloupe Jocelyn Akwaba Matignon et l’archéologue, Sébastien Perrot-Minnot, spécialiste du monde maya,
autour d’une résidence artistique au Guatemala. Cette action visait à favoriser le dialogue et
l’enrichissement mutuel de l’Art et de l’Archéologie, dans l’approche, l’interprétation et la valorisation des œuvres de la civilisation maya.
Intervenants :
- Jocelyn Akwaba Matignon, artiste peintre
- Sébastien Perrot-Minnot, Consul honoraire du Guatemala en Martinique et Archéologue
Date
April 2023
Guadeloupe_Martinique_Guatemala
Guadeloupe : Arawak Beach Resort - Le Gosier – du 30 mars au 22 avril 2023
Martinique : La Guinguette - Saint Pierre – du 03 juin au 23 juin 2023
Guatemala : El Palacio de los Capitanes Générales _ Munag - Antigua - Août 2023
2021_2022
Novembre 2021 à Aout 2023
Date
Novembre 2021 à Aout 2023
Jocelyn Akwaba-Matignon, painter, and Sébastien Perrot-Minnot, archaeologist specializing in the Amerindian world and Honorary Consul of Guatemala in Fort-de-France, first met in 2017 during a visit to Martinique by the Guatemalan Maya spiritual guide Francisca Salazar Guaran, “Nana Panchita.” Since then, they have cultivated a rich dialogue on art, Amerindian traditions, and pre-Columbian archaeology.
Building on their collaboration for the exhibition “Les Seigneurs – Lords” (2020–2021), they conceived a project exploring the dialogue between Art and Archaeology. Together, they focused on 20 pre-Hispanic works from Guatemala, “Heart of the Maya World,” selected for their evocative and symbolic power. These works, from the Pacific coast, highlands, and lowlands (including the World Heritage site Quiriguá), range from well-known sculptures to lesser-known objects, and include an architectural structure.
During a 2021–2022 stay in Guatemala, supported by public institutions, finca owners, and archaeologists, the artist and archaeologist explored these works together. Each interpreted the objects through their own lens—using words, forms, and reflections—while engaging in in-depth conversations enriched by contributions from Francisca Salazar Guaran and the guidance of Sylvie Jean-Baptiste.
This interdisciplinary approach opened new perspectives for artistic creation, heritage appreciation, and archaeological research, while offering profound insights into collective and individual human identity.
