{"title":"Shanice Smith","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Shanice_Smith_Portrait.jpg?v=1782924265\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"558\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"258\" width=\"317\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Screenshot_2026-07-07_at_11.33.47_AM.png?v=1783416842\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB. - Trinidad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW139833481 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eShanice Smith is a Trinbagonian interdisciplinary artist and an arts activist, Smith has a keen interest in Carnival and cultural studies from Trinidad and Tobago, frequently researching and visiting various archives, museums, temples, shrines, and any spaces where Trinbagonian cultural heritage is taught, reproduced and practiced. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eSmith has a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts and certificate qualifications in Social Work and Psychology from the University of the West Indies, St Augustine (UWI). She is also the co-founder of Cousoumeh Collective which focuses on using participatory research methods via the act of cooking as a tool for interpersonal engagement. Within the Caribbean and its diaspora, food holds a lot of meaning as a way of showing care and building community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eARTIST STATEMENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eFrom Gombey in Bermuda to Jonkonnu in Jamaica; from Shortknee in Grenada to the\u003cbr\u003eBookman in Trinidad; from the Rara bands in Haiti to the Pay Bannann of St. Lucia; one of\u003cbr\u003ethe things that connects us deeply here in the Caribbean is our masquerade traditions - a\u003cbr\u003erevolutionary act of joy in spaces born from trauma. Caribbean masquerade traditions are\u003cbr\u003every much a form of ancestral veneration, and what better way to encompass the Soul of the Caribbean than through mask making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is part of a larger ongoing body of works emerging from the intersection of\u003cbr\u003ememory and mas(querade), rooted in the vibrant street theatres that is Carnival and deeply inspired by our sacred forms of varying African masquerade like those of the Yoruba and Congolese peoples. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eThese works seek to honour a lineage that spans a continent and centuries. For example in Yoruba cosmology, the Egungun masquerade is a powerful embodiment of ancestral spirits — a sacred performance where the ancestral entities rejoin the festivities as revered guides. Further to that, the addition of mirrors act as a window and a form of communication between both the living and the ancestral realm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123333424 BCX0\"\u003eCarnival has long served as a space of resistance and expression, where the mask becomes both concealment and revelation for revellers. My masks often draw inspiration from the kinetic energy of the Egungun masquerade and reinterpret it through the lens of Carnival’s theatricality and defiant joy. These are not replicas, but reinterpretations — an artistic call and response between diasporic memory and contemporary Caribbean identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW36558811 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soul-of-the-caribbean","title":"Soul of the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoul of the Caribbean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShanice Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium:\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMixed media on stretched canvas (Fabric collage, embroidery and mirror elements)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:  \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e x 16 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78063399 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW35299101 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752585 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eBush Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e, high\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboth the traditional and personal healing remedies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ethat I associate with the Caribbean.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eIt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eshowcases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe cures made from plants such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elemongrass,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ezebapique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e, chandelier bush, and other herbs, often suggested\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby aunties, neighbours or encounter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade while sick.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eWhile these traditional remedies are deeply woven into the fabric of Caribbean life, my own memories of healing are rooted in something much simpler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003elime and honey, and a jar of Vicks VapoRub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eWhenever I was sick as a child, my mother would hold me down and rub Vicks from head to toe. At the time, I despised the ritual. The sharp menthol scent seemed overwhelming, the burning sensation beneath my nose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the vapours that made my\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eeyes water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eI would squirm and protest as she insisted that it would make me feel better. Yet despite my resistance, it became a familiar act of care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand now acts as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ecatalyst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor comfort in time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof sickness. At the first signs of a stuffy nose or headache, I reach for that familiar blue bottle.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThese small rituals became symbols of home and over time shaped my soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559731\":720}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003ehen I think of the Caribbean soul, I think of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThe places we move through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eThe people who shape us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eAnd all the ordinary moments that slowly become home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eLike the wind moving through a breeze block, these memories leave traces behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003eAnd through those traces, we begin to see the shape of a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559731\":720}' class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-TT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP Selected SCXW61353532 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752585 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Shanice Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405673906307,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"XCD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/ShaniceSmith_CaribbeanSoul_2026.jpg?v=1782924840"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-07-07_at_11.33.47_AM.png?v=1783416883","url":"https:\/\/mustiqueart.com\/collections\/shania-warris-copy.oembed","provider":"Mustiqe Caribbean Contemporary Art Show","version":"1.0","type":"link"}