Echoes of the Coast Resin

This artwork is a layered tribute to the vibrant spirit of West Africa—its rhythms, textures, and memory. It captures fragments of everyday life and ancestral echoes that often slip through time. Embedded within its surface are symbols of heritage: worn fabric patterns, earth tones of the Sahel, and traces of coastal life.
Resin becomes more than a medium here—it is preservation, a way to crystallize the warmth of oral tradition and the pulse of bustling markets, ceremonial dance, and communal resilience. The embedded surface invites viewers to see themselves within this narrative, blurring the line between past and present.
This piece honors the ingenuity and layered identity of West African communities, where tradition meets innovation—just as resin binds each element of this artwork into one fluid, luminous whole.
More specifically, it explores:
The rhythm of everyday life along the West African coast (markets, fishing, communal activities)
The preservation of oral traditions and identity
The interplay between modernity and tradition
Ancestral presence and how it informs present-day cultural expression
It is a narrative of place and people, seen through the lens of material and memory.