Reconciliation Memorial (Ouidah, Republic of Benin)
Dublin Core
Title
Reconciliation Memorial (Ouidah, Republic of Benin)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Public art
Public sculpture
Republic of Benin--Cotonou
Republic of Benin--Ouidah
Transatlantic slave trade
Public art
Public sculpture
Republic of Benin--Cotonou
Republic of Benin--Ouidah
Transatlantic slave trade
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Originally placed in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, the bronze torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular bronze base. Unlike the version in Liverpool, this work includes the addition of bronze bas-relief designs, reflecting images related to the transatlantic slave trade, including cotton plants, chains, and industrial factories. In 2021, the statue was moved to Centre Culturel de Rencontre International John Smith in Ouidah, République du Bénin.
See "Création du CCR International John Smith à Ouidah", 2020, /https://www.accr-europe.org/fr/creation-du-centre-culturel-de-rencontre-international-john-smith-a-ouidah-benin and "Inauguration du CCR international John Smith à Ouidah," 2021, https://www.accr-europe.org/fr/les-actualites/actualites-professionnelles/inauguration-du-ccri-john-smith-au-benin.
See "Création du CCR International John Smith à Ouidah", 2020, /https://www.accr-europe.org/fr/creation-du-centre-culturel-de-rencontre-international-john-smith-a-ouidah-benin and "Inauguration du CCR international John Smith à Ouidah," 2021, https://www.accr-europe.org/fr/les-actualites/actualites-professionnelles/inauguration-du-ccri-john-smith-au-benin.
Creator
Broadbent, Stephen, 1961
Source
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons
Contributor
Republic of Benin Government; Faith Bebbington (sculptor); Garry Morris (curator, Liverpool Maritime Museum); Liverpool school students; Richmond, VIrginia, school students
Rights
Centre Culturel de Rencontre International John Smith, Palais de justice – Ouidah, BP 56 Ouidah, République du Bénin
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Centre Culturel de Rencontre International John Smith, Palais de justice – Ouidah, BP 56 Ouidah, République du Bénin
Alternative Title
Reconciliation Triangle
Date Created
2005
Has Part
Inscription on side:
Reconnaissons et pardonnons le passé
Célébrons le présent
Construisons l'avenir dans
la réconciliation et la justice.
Acknowledge and forgive the past
Embrace the present
Shape a future
of reconciliation and justice.
Reconnaissons et pardonnons le passé
Célébrons le présent
Construisons l'avenir dans
la réconciliation et la justice.
Acknowledge and forgive the past
Embrace the present
Shape a future
of reconciliation and justice.
Has Version
An identical version of the Reconciliation Memorial exists in Richmond, Virginia.
Extent
144 in. (365.76 cm)
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
Broadbent, Stephen. "Reconciliation Triangle." Broadbent Studio. Accessed April 11th, 2019. https://broadbent.studio/reconciliation-triangle-casestudy.
Hatch, John B. Race and Reconciliation: Redressing Wounds of Injustice. Lexington Books, 2008.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
144'' (365.76 cm)
Collection
Citation
Broadbent, Stephen, 1961, “Reconciliation Memorial (Ouidah, Republic of Benin),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1139.