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Another Place,
2014
This shimmering, opalescent scrim is composed of hundreds of bottle tops collected by the artist. Removed from alcoholic beverage containers of local distilleries, these caps proliferate by the thousands in Nigerian junk depots. For the artist, the caps represent rampant consumerism and waste, as well as the legacy of slavery. Alcohol was among the commodities imported to Africa by Europeans as part of economic networks that facilitated the transatlantic slave trade. By stitching these found materials together with copper wire, the artist transformed them into an exquisite tapestry that recalls the intricate patterns of kente cloth and its significance as a symbol of status, luxury, and community affiliation in West African traditions. Pliable and undulating, Another Place takes on a new form each time it is installed.
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2014
Africa, Nigeria
Purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2015.
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