Space as Place: Community Photowalk with Richard Louissaint
A community photowalk exploring how Black communities in Flatbush transform physical spaces into places of deep meaning
In honor of Black History Month, Kafou Gallery invites you to our inaugural event—a community photowalk exploring how Black communities in Flatbush transform physical spaces into places of deep cultural meaning, resilience, and belonging.
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About the Walk
Led by award-winning Haitian-American photographer and filmmaker Richard Louissaint, this photowalk challenges us to document the everyday acts of placemaking that sustain our communities: the corner stores that function as social hubs, the stoops where elders pass down wisdom, the churches that anchor us, the businesses that represent us, the cultural celebrations that spill onto sidewalks.
In the face of gentrification and displacement, how do we make space sacred? How do we create home despite who owns the deed? Bring your camera, your phone, your perspective.
About Richard Louissaint
Richard Louissaint is a Queens-based first-generation Haitian-American filmmaker and photographer whose work focuses on people of color, particularly those of Haitian descent. His photographs and films have been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, featured in Poets & Writers and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and screened at festivals including the Haiti Film Fest and Newark International Film Festival (where he won Best Director Documentary Short). His project “Istwa Nan Je Yo” (History Through Their Eyes) documents change within Haitian communities. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College. Learn more at www.richardlouissaint.com.
Submission Opportunity
Participants are invited to submit their best 3-5 photographs for consideration in Kafou Gallery’s inaugural exhibition “Space as Place.” Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line “SAP_Submission”.
About Kafou Gallery
Kafou (Haitian Creole for “crossroads”) is a new community-driven gallery in Flatbush, Brooklyn dedicated to compelling Pan-African narratives and Haitian art. We offer artist-friendly low commissions and prioritize voices too often priced out of traditional art spaces. Visit us at https://linktr.ee/kafougallery.
Kafou Gallery was established in partnership with Yoga Tribe Brooklyn, a Haitian and woman-owned yoga studio, serving the community since 2003. Learn more about them at https://www.yogatribebrooklyn.com/about.
