Clément Siatous

human
Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Mauritius, United Kingdom
Name wey dem give am	Clément
Ein date of birth	17 February 1947
Place dem born am	Peros Banhos
Ein occupation	painter

Clément Siatous (born 17 February 1947) be a Mauritian den British painter of Chagossian origin. He be known for ein paintings wey dey depict de daily life of de Chagossians before dema exile.

Biography

Na dem born Clément Siatous for 17 February 1947 for Diamond Island insyd de atoll of Peros Banhos, insyd de Chagos Archipelago.^[1] Na Chagos be for de time a dependent territory of Mauritius, einself a colony of de British Empire. For birth, na Clément Siatous der fore a citizen of de British dependent territories. Na he lost ein poppie for de age of three, wey he move plus ein family for de first time for de age of five to Diego Garcia, de main island of de archipelago.^[2] Na he for move to Mauritius insyd de 1960s make he treat ein ailing mommie. Like chaw Chagossians, na dem prevent am from make he return to Chagos by de British authorities wey he for stay insyd Mauritius.^[3]

Exhibitions

Port Louis, 1997
Sagren, Simon Preston Gallery, New York, 2015
The Chagos Embassy of Puerto Rico, Embajadada, San Juan, 2016
Inside the Nest, Simon Preston Gallery, New York, 2017
CONDO Unit, Galeria Jacqueline Martins, São Paulo, 2018
CHAGOS: Cultural Heritage Across Generations, Plaza, Rose-Hill, 2018
New Art Dealers Alliance NADA House, New York, 2021
Chagossian Islands History, Crawley Museum, Crawley, 2021

References

↑ Eviction from the Chagos Islands : displacement and struggle for identity against two world powers. Sandra Evers, Marry Kooy. Leiden: Brill. 2011. ISBN 978-90-04-20441-6. OCLC 742350339.
↑ Seetamonee, Rajmeela (15 May 2018). "Peinture : le combat d'un artiste exilé". Le Défi Média. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
↑ Farago, Jason (10 October 2015). "Clement Siatous: Sagren review - an evocation of a past erased". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[:03-1] Eviction from the Chagos Islands : displacement and struggle for identity against two world powers. Sandra Evers, Marry Kooy. Leiden: Brill. 2011. ISBN 978-90-04-20441-6. OCLC 742350339.

[:1-2] Seetamonee, Rajmeela (15 May 2018). "Peinture : le combat d'un artiste exilé". Le Défi Média. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[3] Farago, Jason (10 October 2015). "Clement Siatous: Sagren review - an evocation of a past erased". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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