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Charcoal drawing of a figure with facial markings as a crowned chess piece

Move By Move / 2024

The Crown I

Medium
Charcoal on archival paper
Dimensions
83.8 × 53 cm
Year
2024
Series
Move By Move
Availability
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About the work

Part of Move By Move, an installation in progress that uses the chessboard as a metaphor for identity. Each piece pairs Yoruba facial markings with the crown symbol of Benin’s bronze castings.

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