The Un-Making of a Woman

Caroline Lacoma debuts their first solo exhibition, "The (Un)Making of a Woman" an immersive and
layered exploration of healing, memory, and transformation. Featuring photography, poetry, intimate
childhood imagery, and interactive elements, the exhibition invites viewers into a profound
encounter with the cycles of creation, fragmentation, deconstruction and rebirth.
Born in the French-speaking island of Guadeloupe, Caroline is a self-taught photographer based in
South London who explores themes such as transformation, memory and the diasporic experience
through photographic self-portraits.
The “Un-Making of a Woman” as a debut solo exhibition is not only a way for the artist to
authentically present herself to the viewers but to engage in discussions around the complex
fabrication of identities. Thus, her first exhibition is the reclamation of a personal story which weaves
together themes around cultural and familial heritage, trauma, memory, loss, love and hope.
Each piece will be contextualised by a sealed letter which the viewer can decide to open or not. This
interactive element mirrors the complexity of self-confrontation which requires agency and choice.
Thus, to open a letter is to participate with the artist in the act of unmaking, it means to unfold the
secrecy of each self-portrait to allow themselves to be both the witness and the witnessed.