The intention of my work is to manifest the roots of humanity to the very essence. From what we were in the past, to where we have come as a people,  and as  nations. The different languages and customs so diverse, magical and fascinating across the globe  are worthy of being reflected and never forgotten. In the creation process, I use oil and mixed techniques that lead to a symbolist language, figurative and sometimes abstract.

Through this piece, I pay homage to all the lives taken because of slavery. The transatlantic slave trade had its peak between the 17th and 18th centuries. Approximately twenty million Africans were uprooted from their land and subjected to forced labor on sugar cane plantations in the Americas.

After the conquest and genocide of the natives of the American continent, the remaining natives of those lands succumbed to various diseases and to the arduous days forced on them  by their oppressors in the fields. With scarce manpower and the desire to fill their coffers, the owners of lands seized by force found themselves needing more people to work.

This is how they turned to European merchants and slavers who crowded their ships with men, women,  and children who they piled up like bundles in spaces that were extremely narrow. These inhumane conditions led to many dying of thirst, hunger and disease, and that was before they arrived in a place where they would be subjected to more of the same. The Journey on these ships was the beginning of a long and arduous journey to goes on to this day.