Victor Sonna, 1522020

In 2015 in New Orleans, Victor purchased the chains of an enslaved person. The number 152 was engraved on the chains. This purchase marked the start of a personal journey of discovery through Ghana and Suriname, among others. The result is an exhibition featuring one hundred and fifty two unique pieces of art - the series 152 - six films and fifty two prints in which Victor treats the subject of slavery in his own unique way. The exhibition title is a play on the number 152. A single five is added: one of the first transatlantic transports of enslaved people took place in 1525. 00For his series 152, Victor Sonna collected 152 European Gobelin tapestries created between the 18th and 20th centuries. He incorporates these in three series, entitled Bleach and cloth, Sugar and rubber and Maps,...