At the core of Cash Crop are 15 life-size sculptures of shackled people placed in boat- or coffin-like structures, with diagrams of captive, warehoused humans in Trans-Atlantic slave ships carved in wood on the back. The sculptures represent, Hayes says, “the 15 million human beings kidnapped and transported by sea during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.” Through these works and others in the exhibition, Durham, N.C., native Hayes invites the viewer into an emotional, physical and psychological space to confront past, present and future.
Opening Reception – “Cash Crop” by Stephen Hayes, Jan 17, 2013
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