Wanderer

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By Joshua Donkor
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

30 × 30 × 3 cm

Materials:

Oil paint, graphite and image transfers.

Primary Medium:

Oil Painting

Small
2024
Signed on Back
Ready to display
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Self Portrait. Inspired by Ruth Ellen Kocher collection of poems titled “When the Moon Knows You're Wandering” this new series of work will consist of a collection of paintings exploring connections between people, place and memory. Stories of uncovering lost histories and hidden memories are synonymous with diaspora. In the process of migration things are naturally left behind, only to become rediscovered by future generations. 2019’s “Year of return” encapsulated this idea as thousands of diasporic people with ties to African heritage sought to re-establish or trace their roots in West Africa. One reoccurring result of this was a common sense of familiarity, inexplicable for many visiting a place for the first time. This familiarity could have many forms, objects, language, customs or environment. I remember experiencing something similar the first time I visited Ghana as a child. Despite never having visited, I felt as though I knew my way round and even recognised certain places. Many people who I have gone on to collaborate with and paint have spoken of similar experiences. This then brings up many questions about the reasoning behind this inexplicable connection. How and why do we feel drawn to certain places? Do we imbue them with meaning or is this meaning pre-existing.

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