"...& Other Stories By Our Stolen Children"

The youngest of us were forcefully taken from our classrooms. Spirited away by ideologues who believed only in what they could wrench from the praying hands of people who sought peace. Elsewhere. When the virus swept through our town, it dragged us from the embraces of our mothers' arms, and into the sterile sadness of hospital wards that could not conceal us from the dark. Meanwhile, at the edges the Mediterranean, some of us were washed-up on the shores. Separated from homes that were miles across the desert. Separated from families that were miles beneath the waves.

We are the children of migration. Some of us were the victims of cruel circumstance and crueler men. Many of us were taken before our time.

But we are here. And from beyond the skies, our voices will guide you, if you listen. As we forever sing.

Photography by Rog Walker.
Cast:
Kamau Hosten
James Jean
Stephen Obisanya
Walé Oyéjidé
Rog Walker

...& Other Stories By Our Stolen Children.
Chapter II.

A meditation on the global cycle of media (in)attention when tragedy strikes on the continent of Africa.
1. "An Angel Returned to Chibok."
2. "The Passing Moment of Global Concern."
3. "The Darkness of Diplomacy."
4. "The Coronation."
5. "In the Court of the Crimson King."

Medium: Silk tapestry.

...& Other Stories By Our Stolen Children.
Chapter III.

A study of the commonly disregarded people whose lives are salaciously dissected in search of news-worthy sadness to satiate the appetites of a voyeuristic West.
1. "Portrait of a Mother from Chibok."
2. "Portrait of a Father from Chibok."
3. "Portrait of the Nobles."
4. "Portrait of the Ambassador's Illegitimate Son."

Medium: Silk tapestry.

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