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Nearguhso: A Definition
Nearguhso cinema explores the spaces between truth, rumor, and ancestral storytelling.

Klieon John
Jun 63 min read


Beyond Resilience: Why the Caribbean Must Become a Global Laboratory for Cultural Innovation
The future of Caribbean development will not be built solely through roads, ports, airports, and utilities. It will also be built through ideas.

Klieon John
Feb 116 min read


Speaking through Spices: An Artist Unlocking Ancestral Memory
Exploring Ancestral Memory through Art: A Studio Visit with Justin Reinir Croes In the pursuit of understanding the intricate relationship between indigenous heritage, artistic expression, and the preservation of ancestral memory, my recent visit to the studio of Justin Reinir Croes was a journey filled with Caribbean warmth, familiarity and artistic exploration. Justin, an Aruban multidisciplinary artist, graciously welcomed me into his creative space, located in s-Hertenbos
Twin Island Cinema
Nov 26, 20252 min read


Join Me May 16: Nieuwe Native Spaces
I'm thrilled to invite you to an exciting hybrid event where I'll be discussing my research project, Nieuwe Bohío, in partnership with...
Twin Island Cinema
May 9, 20241 min read


Nieuwe Bohío: A Digital Retrospective on Indigenous Caribbean history, culture, and mythology.
Niewue Bohío is a research and design project under the 2024 Tilting Axis Research Fellowship, that seeks to embark on an immersive...
Twin Island Cinema
Apr 7, 20244 min read


Process as Product and the Architecture of Reciprocity.
What is the "architecture of reparation & reciprocity"? How do we begin to re-construct this idea?

Klieon John
Mar 29, 20246 min read
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