Transatlantic (2020)
Acrylic, mixed media collage on canvas. 36” x 24”
The Ocean is a body which has accumulated History and endless stories of human beings since the beginning of time. The oceans, the sea, water – they all carry memory. As the name suggests, this work is a reminder of the very tragic foundation upon which our present, our postcolonial world-s were built. Bodies of water, these in-between spaces, natural borders have always served to isolate and divide nations yet paradoxically to connect and to heal…