Claire-Ania Virgile (b. 1997) is a PhD candidate in English studies and a photographer of Indo-Martinican origin.
Her passion for ancestral practices and photography unite to depict a unique syncretism, reflecting her "in-between" identity due to her African and Indian ancestry. Her academic research focuses on the memory of Caribbean women of Indian descent.
Virgile is the author of the photobook Sacred Vision on Indo-Caribbean and Rastafari communities. Her photographs were first exhibited in a solo show on May 6, 2022, during the commemoration of the Arrival of the first Indians in Martinique.
In 2024, she traveled to India and participated in an international conference at Mumbai University, enriching her research and photographic practice.
Instagram @indianaania
Collaborations:
Book cover for Patricia Donatien on Chemins de guérison. Les Éditions Baudelaire, Paris 2024.
Photos catalog Les fleurs du Ya Ax Thé, Quarante ans d’art sous le Fwomajé for Tropiques Atrium Scène nationale 30 septembre - 28 décembre 2024.