Door of No Return
Much of my time in West Africa
was spent visiting forts that became the holding
places for the Africans that were captured to be sent
to the new world as
“slaves”. The common thread of the slave castles,
were that they each exhibited their version of “doors
of no return”, whatever the language. It was
reminiscent of watching a horror show with a
repeating theme. “Door of no Return” Cape Coast,
Ghana; Oudah Benin; Goree Island, Senegal all left
their tainted memories with me. Thousands of
captives were taken in chains, and put on ships in
the 18 th and 19 th centuries. This piece is creating the
time to hope and dream of all the possibilities that
wait beyond the DOOR OF NO RETURN. #Iam
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Technique
acrylic on water colour paper
2018
Dimensions
76 x 56 cm
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