17. Gold Coast Journey

Date: 2016

Dimensions: 1 ¾ x 1 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches

Medium: 5242 inches of 18k gold wire on hand carved, African ebony wood spool

Description: The length of the gold, scaled inches to miles, measures the distance between the former Gold Coast (Ghana) and Richmond, Virginia, the second largest port for human trafficking at the height of the Transatlantic slave trade.

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