Peindre a la Martinique, une histoire de l'art decentree (1765-1943)Between image and memory: the Caribbean landscape by Philippa Sissis, art historianNew to Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, the landscape became a major genre, when images of nature and cities testified to both culture and man's mastery of the world. From the idealized landscape to the Romantic sublime and the picturesque of the 19th century, the view of nature is constructed through precise aesthetic frameworks. Transposed to colonial contexts, these frameworks raise questions. They tend to unify territories visually, while relegating social realities to the sidelines, notably those of slavery and the plantation system. This tour explores the Caribbean landscape as an aesthetic, historical and political image, where nature, gaze and memory meet.free activity, no booking required More info on our website https://bit.ly/3xngpZjAn exhibition organized by the musée du quai Branly-Jacques ChiracJenny Prinssay, Vue de la Martinique, 1813Oil on wood panel 28 x 40 cmCollection musees de Poitiers, on deposit at the musee du Nouveau Monde, La Rochelle Fondation Clement, Habitation Clement, Le Francois