An Act of Erasure

Site-Specific Installation

2022

Responding site-specifically to a disused military mess in Bermuda, I discovered a complex history with its naming. It was first recorded as Neriah’s Hill, after the 17th century farmer who worked the land. A colonial battery was then erected by the British Military, and it later became known as Maria Hill Fort. The quarried hill was later identified by Captain J. F Grant in 1886 as a suitable location to house British dock workers deployed to work in Bermuda.

In contradictory records, the site is referred to by similar names, but Neriah’s name eventually becomes erased. As a British descendent, I acknowledge that my roots originate from the colonizing country of this land. Through this work, I make my own personal gesture as a response to these colonial relics.