
“My work is like the voice of the community where I come from. I use a lot of symbols and objects from that culture. But at first I could not reach my own people because they don’t go to the gallery, they don’t go to the museum. So I went into the community to work with the community. So now when I make something they get involved, they make some money from it. “
Chris Morvan interviews the Surinamese artist and director of the Nola Hatterman Art Academy Marcel Pinas.