Notes

"Migration is pervasive. Out of necessity, it often happens quietly. In these works, the refugees leave silent traces of their journey through water, sand and mountains. I asked myself what I would take if I had to leave, and I saw that African women take fabric. I scattered my collection of African fabrics on the floor and painted them as if lost at sea. Every cloth is regional and has meaning. With it around her, a woman can seem regal and even happy. She might even feel these things. These flashes of colour push back despair; they conceal and express at the same time." Karin Daymond, 2015.

Karin Daymond (artprintsa.com)

Swahili text in the fabric reads: "Nawabhukuru wazazi kunipa mume mumbwe" (I thank my parents for giving me a good husband).