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Tribute Series (Tributo) - Planned exhibit based on King Benkos Bioho and the Cimarrones, Cartagena 1599. During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, captured Africans were forced to shave their heads to strip them of their culture and identity. However, some enslaved people decided to keep their hair in cornrows, which was done neatly and precisely. This aided in the creation of maps used to escape plantations, which became evident in Colombia, South America when African King Benkos Bioho came up with the idea to create an escape network through the cornrows of women after he was captured by the Portuguese in the 16th century. This artwork seeks to embrace the essence of the ingenuity and boldness of of the act.
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