FORGOTTEN LANDS, Volume 07: Poetics of Architecture explores how colonial power remains inscribed in Caribbean spaces—buildings, streets, and institutions that shape movement, memory, and imagination. Inspired by Sylvia Wynter and June Jordan, this volume addresses the byproducts of structural violence: systematic erasure of multiethnic identities, ecological degradation, and patriarchal control. Architecture extends beyond physical structures to encompass the power dynamics that determine how we inhabit space. This collection examines how Caribbean cultural expression challenges Western universalism while reckoning with histories of migration, servitude, and exploitation that birthed creolization. Through speculative design and applied architecture, the volume dismantles inherited spatial controls, moving beyond theoretical liberation toward material reality. Centering science and poetry, volume seven offers a communal forum for reimagining Caribbean architecture in the postmillennium, advocating for new modes of being and alternative futures that honor the region's revolutionary traditions.

Don Brodie is a first-generation Jamaican-American photographer and filmmaker based in New York. His work explores identity, subcultures, and personal histories, drawing inspiration from Caribbean heritage and alternative American aesthetics. Brodie studied at Howard University, completing a graduate program at Parsons School of Design. As one of four siblings and a twin, his artistic practice emerges from family narratives and collective memory. As cofounder and editor of FORGOTTEN LANDS, Brodie documents Caribbean visual culture through photography, film, and storytelling.

Shameekia Shantel Johnson is a writer, curator, and researcher of Jamaican and Kittitian heritage from New York. Working from the critical framework of social architecture, she considers the multidimensional relationship between people, politics, narrative, and environment. Her nomenclature, Red Notes, an ongoing body of work investigating Black people’s psycho-spiritual relationship to the color red and its presence in social space. Through the lens of color theory and synesthesia, Red Notes examines the chromatic intensity of red—its ability to evoke desire and distress while noting the connective tissue between body, memory, and environment.

Cory Torres Bishop, cofounder and editor of FORGOTTEN LANDS, is a Crucian-Rican artist and designer working at the intersection of art, architecture, and cultural preservation. He began his career as set designer for Mary Howard Studio before launching his product design and consulting practice. With an Afro-Puerto Rican mother from Harlem, Bishop’s transition from the Caribbean to New York after high school shapes his artistic perspective. Based between St. Croix and New York, he integrates diasporic narratives into his editorial work for FORGOTTEN LANDS, amplifying Caribbean voices in contemporary art and design.

FORGOTTEN LANDS has emerged as a leading force in contemporary Caribbean art, serving as a vital platform that amplifies voices across the diaspora and launches the careers of emerging artists. Its mission centers on illuminating and archiving the often-overlooked narratives of the Caribbean while weaving together the region's rich historical tapestry. Founded in 2017, founders Cory Torres Bishop and Don Brodie initially conceived FORGOTTEN LANDS as a benefit exhibition in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. What began as an immediate response to environmental disaster has evolved into a dynamic 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Today, the organization forges meaningful collaborations with artists, galleries, institutions, and brands to create transformative projects spanning exhibitions, community events, artist talks, publications, and beyond.