Some of the artwork at Leona Fabien’s exhibition, ‘Woodbrook, a living hell,’ which was on display at Port of Spain’s Soft Box Gallery from April 29 to May 13. Photo by Janine Mendes-Franco, used with permission. To the west of Trinidad’s capital, Port of Spain, lies a sprawling suburban community developed on land that was once home to three sugar estates. Named after the largest of these, Woodbrook’s origins as agricultural lands eventually morphed into a residential area for the up-and-coming “coloured” middle class after being bought in the early 20th century by the Siegert family — founde…
