The Black Ocean is French artist William Wilson's homage to his ancestors and his reflection on humanity and its capacity for both great achievement and nobility, and the basest horror and depravity.
Wilson, a painter, printmaker, sculptor, author and illustrator based in Paris, journeyed to West Africa where, over a period of nearly two years, he worked with artisans in Abomey, Benin to create a series of eighteen fabric panels interpreting the historical narratives of the peoples of West Africa and of the infamous triangle trade.
These powerful textiles bear witness to the richness of African culture and symbology and the complex histories that interweave in reconstructing the African diaspora.
2010 | Paris
«THE BLACK OCEAN » Europe-Africa-the Americas by William Adjété Wilson “The past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past.” William [...]
2010 | nc
THE BLACK OCEAN, L’OCEAN NOIR, OCEANO NEGRO. A travelling exhibition Requirements & Terms of Reference Shipping "wall to wall" Shipping [...]
2010 | nc
«THE BLACK OCEAN » Europe-Africa-the Americas The Black Ocean is French artist William Adjété Wilson's homage to his ancestors and his [...]
2009 | Gallimard
L'océan noir / The Black Ocean/ O Oceano Negro A series by William, Adjété Wilson, Abomey/Bénin & Paris. France The Black Ocean is a series of [...]
