Reconciliation Memorial (Cotonou, Republic of Benin)

Reconciliation Memorial (Cotonou, Republic of Benin)

Subject (Topic)
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Middle Passage
Public art
Public sculpture
Benin

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

The bronze torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular bronze base. Unlike its Liverpudlian counterpart, this work includes the addition of bronze low-relief designs, reflecting images related to the slave trade, including cotton plants, chains, and industrial factories.

Broadbent, Stephen

Broadbent Studio

Republic of Benin Government; Faith Bebbington (the sculptor who assisted in the production of the finalized sculptures); The initial design work for the sculptures was undertaken by a group of young people in Liverpool, working closely with Garry Morris, the curator of the Liverpool Maritime Museum Slavery Exhibition, and were completed by selected young people from Benin and Richmond.

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English

Visual Arts-Sculpture

Sculpture

144'' (365.76 cm)