Renee Royale profiles Martinique-based artist David Gumbs (@gumbsy), whose interactive installations use technology, everyday objects, and ecological markers to explore memory, ancestry, and the layered histories of the Caribbean.

“For the artist, technology can adapt to the environment through the tactile intervention of his hand, offering an equalizing, rather than dominating, force.” Read more from Royale’s profile of Gumbs in Burnaway’s special edition broadsheet, available at the Atlanta Art Fair (@atlartfair) from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4. — 1. David Gumbs in 2023. Photograph by Kiron Key and courtesy of the artist. 2. David Gumbs, “Mummy’s Crochet,” 2026, interactive installation. Photograph by and courtesy of the artist. 3. David Gumbs, “Ethno Spirits Martinique,” 2023, multimedia installation. Photograph by and courtesy of the artist.