Square Bead
Janet Goldner. Square Bead, 2002–2003.
Description:
Inspired by West African cast metal beads, this is a series of totemic patterned forms, which are supported by a central post that passes through the form as thread passes through a bead.
Medium:
Public/Site-specific
Tags:
social protest, steel, site specific, resistance, racism, race, Political, decoration, pattern, post-colonialism, Activism, Africa, autobiography, bogolan, colonialism, ethnicity, figurative, genealogy, heritage, identity image/text, Islam, Kasobane, metal, Mali, multi-cultural, memorial, narrative, political issues, poetry, social activist, stories, story, social issues
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