‘Two objects are found in street markets in different continents of the world: an Afro-comb bought in South Africa and furniture ornaments from Amsterdam. I cast them in plaster, breaking the elements into pieces, re-assembling them to create new abstract forms. A cultural lexicon of fragments emerges ready for the development of new characters and narratives. New art objects, installations and animations emerge as the relationship between the slave trade, migration, identity, race and class are explored.‘

‘I re-name these objects £££ Kissi-Pennies $$$ – a name once given to ancient African iron currency used during the slave trade in West Africa. The notion of currency, market value, exchange and worth are challenged in relation to the values of human life. The work provides a multi-sensory, multi-layered approach that connects imagery from an unpalatable past interwoven with stories of the present. Migration continues globally, a powerful driver in the movement of people.
 The Kissi Penny becomes a new currency. As each artwork is sold a fresh financial transaction takes place, releasing – “the coins with soul,”- an ancestor to be set free, with hope, by the artist.’

EVEWRIGHT is a British artist with parentage from Jamaica. He is a multi-disciplinary visual installation artist who challenges public environments to make spaces for Black British stories to exist and thrive. His work is a conscious ‘mash up’ of drawing & sculpture, combined with digital film and live installations. He explores the intricate connections between the body, our experience of the modern environment, and communicates this through bold interactive art, also using urban and rural landscapes as his canvas. 

EVEWRIGHT was selected for Round 1 of the New Editions Open Call in 2020.

EVEWRIGHT

£££ KISSI-PENNY $$$

Bronze on Marble Plinth

50.2 cm x 30cm x 15cm (HWD - Including plinth)

Lockdown N.1 - 2020

Edition of 12

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