Someone spoke about how about 12,000 ships brought slaves to America. On this basis, I started painting this piece to commemorate the journeys, the blood and sweat, the rough seas, and masts bellowing in the Atlantic winds. I completed the painting yesterday.

Let me tell you about the country called Nowhere. It is the land of kings and queens, princes and princesses- I am one of them. A long time ago, our ancestral home was the land of Idu n’Oba, the great queen mother and king. There were disputes about allegiance to these Oyibo who spoke through their noses, who came bringing all these strange gifts that doubled one’s appearance, this magical pipe that blew thunder and death when pointed in one’s direction, and thus sweet liquid