PORTAL (art installation)

Few of us have experienced “The Gate of No Return” on Goree Island, but we are all familiar with the stories: millions of souls stolen away, entire chapters

of history eradicated, countless lives and lineages altered forever. For many, this has been a defining theme of their complicated Western story,

And the complications run deeper when are told to salute a flag and recite a national anthem that reflect a sordid past. Still, we all have undeniable connections to these

once “alien” shores that are our homes. These are only lands we’ve ever known, the only tongue we’ve ever spoken, we are immersed in the culture, even our ancestors are

buried in this rich, bloodsoaked soil.

Yes, we are this land, and yet we are much more...