Bounty
Bounty by Steve McQueen
(2026)
First EditionÂ
Medium format hardback in new condition
24 cm x 24 cm
132 pages
About
Artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen continues his exploration of colonial history and its legacies in this new book comprised of meditative photographs of Grenadaâs flora. Taken on a trip to the island in the summer of 2024, these images reckon with the connections between landscape and historical trauma, studying Grenadaâs plant life as permanent markers of beauty in a land ravaged by exploitation. Rendered in vivid colour, the images reflect the complex interlocking of history, heritage, and survival contained in the simplicity of the island flora. Taking as his touchpoint the late Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcottâs elegy to his mother, âThe Bountyâ, McQueenâs project adopts a similarly poetic sensibility, attuned to the resilience of the islandâs landscape and the dualities of the word âbountyâ, which alludes to both the generosity of nature and the sum paid to slave catchers. Grounded in a deep reverence for the sublime natural world, Bounty invites a visceral engagement with the silent endurance of nature despite the grim realities of human history.
The book includes Walcott's poem âThe Bountyâ and a new text by writer and poet Dionne Brand
Description
Bounty by Steve McQueen
(2026)
First EditionÂ
Medium format hardback in new condition
24 cm x 24 cm
132 pages
About
Artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen continues his exploration of colonial history and its legacies in this new book comprised of meditative photographs of Grenadaâs flora. Taken on a trip to the island in the summer of 2024, these images reckon with the connections between landscape and historical trauma, studying Grenadaâs plant life as permanent markers of beauty in a land ravaged by exploitation. Rendered in vivid colour, the images reflect the complex interlocking of history, heritage, and survival contained in the simplicity of the island flora. Taking as his touchpoint the late Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcottâs elegy to his mother, âThe Bountyâ, McQueenâs project adopts a similarly poetic sensibility, attuned to the resilience of the islandâs landscape and the dualities of the word âbountyâ, which alludes to both the generosity of nature and the sum paid to slave catchers. Grounded in a deep reverence for the sublime natural world, Bounty invites a visceral engagement with the silent endurance of nature despite the grim realities of human history.
The book includes Walcott's poem âThe Bountyâ and a new text by writer and poet Dionne Brand
