Fortress of the Mind :: Fortress of Slavery
Gallery 1957
Accra, Ghana
will present
“The Past is Never Dead”
a solo exhibition by Langlands & Bell that explorethe architecture of the ‘Slave Forts’ built on the coast
of Ghana by European slave traders following the construction
of Elmina Castle by the Portuguese in 1482.
Langlands are working with local artisans to produce
many of the art works for the exhibition.
INDIVIDUAL
My source:
Christopher Turner (in Accra), 'The dungeons are decorated with wreaths left by slaves' descendants', Letters. Apollo, November 2019. Vol CXC No. 680. pp.33-34.