Akima McPherson: How does it feel to be back in Guyana exhibiting again?
Jerry Barry: You can imagine, I’m very elated. It is something I had planned for a long time. I brought an exhibition in 2006 but it was a small introductory one. The response was huge. Busloads of kids visited. I was excited, but I said this is not the real show. I had to go back home and prepare. So, I went back to my studio.
I didn’t bring many paintings. I painted most of them here. […] I used to have my friends and relatives send digital images of [Guyana] sunsets and sunrises but I felt I needed to be here, to experience the atmosphere.