Fisherman of Souls
(charcoal and graphite, 25” x 35.75”)
exhibited at African American Museum Dallas (Finalist for Drawing), Museum of Science of Industry Chicago, and Whatcom Museum Bellingham
The Tchamba veneration cult is a religious cult that was developed to heal the wounds of slavery in West Africa. The spirit of the cult is venerated both by descendants of slave owners and by those who were enslaved (Dana Rush, “Vodun in Coastal Benin”). In essence, it is an apology, acknowledgement, and quest for salvation.
It’s not hard to understand why slaves were able to adapt this concept to the new world during the transatlantic slave trade.
While perhaps not a perfect solution it is an attempt at redressing past
problems within the current generation.