Dar Salaam (Place of Peace)
“Dar Salaam (Place of Peace)”, was inspired by my trip to the Kedougou region in the Southeast side of Senegal, West Africa in 2018. It is about the people’s living condition in a small village. In spite of the primitive lives and the difficult living condition they have, the people I met in the village were calm, hard-working, creative, and content. I saw many smiles of the people who try to live each day with hope and strength to move forward. They accept their living conditions and live with what they have. They knew what was enough to make them happy and feel at peace. This made me think of what real wealth and happiness are. I want to express their strength and beauty of their smiles in my work.
DINNER TABLE FOR WORLD PEACE, 2018
Silkscreen, Woodcut, and Stencil
45-1/2” x 192”
Installation View - DINNER TABLE FOR WORLD PEACE
2018
BAOBAB CHILDREN (DIPTYCH), 2020
Silkscreen and Woodcut
44-1/2" x 96" (each)
CHILDREN IN DAR SALAAM, 2019
Woodcut and Silkscreen E.V. 9
15” x 24”
WATER CHILDREN, 2019
Woodcut and Silkscreen E.V. 10
15” x 20”
WATER CHILDREN II, 2020
Etching ED. 8
13” x 21-1/2”
HOPES IV, 2020
Monotype and Woodmonoprint
16” x 21-3/4”
HOPES V, 2020
Monotype and Woodmonoprint
16” x 21-3/4”
HOPES VII, 2020
Monotype and Woodmonoprint
16” x 21-3/4”
HOPES VIII, 2020
Monotype and Woodmonoprint
16” x 21-3/4”
VILLAGE CHILDREN, 2020
Woodcut Ed. 5
16-1/2” x 20-1/2”
MADONNA, 2019
Photo lithography, Silkscreen, and Woodcut E.V. 12
21” x 12-1/2”
MOTHER, 2019
Photo lithography, Silkscreen, and Woodcut E.V. 9
21” x 12-1/2”
TOUNKHO, 2019
Photo lithography, Silkscreen, and Woodcut E.V. 10
21” x 12-1/2”
THE FRENCH SCHOOL, 2019
Woodcut and Photo lithography ED. 9
13-1/4” x 16”
A CHILD IN GAMBIA RIVER, 2018
Linoleum cut, Silkscreen, and Woodcut E.V. 6
16-1/2” x 13”
WOMEN’S LIFE IN KEDOUGOU, 2018
Linoleum cut, Silkscreen, and Woodcut E.V. 6
16-1/2” x 13”