Echoes of Devotion is a powerful call to activate and strengthen an African identity outside the continent, while elevating the Agnes’s collection of African art. Multiple generations and timeframes exist in this piece: the present in the figure of
Winsom Winsom, the past in the central
Ansante Akauba figure and the
Iroke Ifa divination tappers, while the future radiates outward through rising gold dust. Together, these elements reflect the possibility of raising our consciousness and understanding. We are called to look to a past that is rich in creativity, hope and wonder in order to imagine new possible futures.