Tanicia Pratt: Blow the Whistle

Tanicia Pratt presents Blow the Whistle, a three-channel film installation that interrogates sexuality, violence, and bodily autonomy through a poetic and sonic lens. The work responds to The Bahamas’ staggering rates of gender-based violence, using the whistle as both a literal and symbolic alarm—one that haunts, warns, and calls for justice.

Blending original poetry with experimental film techniques, Pratt remixes two of her written works, “Junkanoo Mornin’” and “Clippings of Teen Girl”, to navigate the intersections of celebration, power, and systemic failure. Drawing from Junkanoo’s rebellious spirit and the rhythmic urgency of news reports, Blow the Whistle layers sound, text, and movement to challenge whose voices are heard and whose stories are silenced.

At the artist’s request, special thanks are extended to Barabbas and The Tribe Junkanoo Organization, Dorien Rose, Eddion Whymns, Leex Coakley, Reagan Kemp, Ria Georgina, Justin Moultrie, Junkanoo World, Princess Pratt, and Sonia Farmer & Poinciana Paper Press.