Melissa Alcena
Fisherman (Derek), 2024
Red Snapper (Derek), 2024
Red Snapper, 2024
Birds of Paradise, 2020
Desmondo, 2021
Bird of Paradise, 2020
Ellie, 2020
Arawak Cay Boys III, 2021
Zack, 2019
Transmutation III, (Sun), 2021
Transmutation II (Hand), 2021
Transmutation I (Arm), 2021
Marty, B&W, 2021
NJ + LJ, Jaws Beach, 2021
Goombay Boys 2, 2019
Melissa Alcena is a Bahamian portrait and documentary photographer based in Nassau, The Bahamas. Alcena’s practice is the lens through which she reintroduces herself to the Bahamian landscape. Through this exploration and reintroduction, she documents people in situ, expanding the visual tropes often exported from the Caribbean. Stylistically, she grounds the image in chiaroscuro while balancing the natural colors of the terrain. Often in conversation with her subjects, Alcena’s photographs are a testament to kinship and an ode to the landscape.
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Exhibitions
2022
In Situ | November 3, 2022 - December 15, 2022
Fairs
2024
FUZE Art Fair | Nassau, The Bahamas (group presentation)
2023
Photofairs NY | New York, NY, USA (group presentation)
