Mama Benin, 2022 (Still)
Caption: Mama Benin, 2022 (exerpt)
Mama Benin is an ode to all that was lost, to longing for connection to stolen history. Inspired by the Pendent Mask of Benin, this work aims honour the ancestors, it is concerned with psychohistorical, the preservation of history and longing for belonging and identity.
Credits
Art Direction, Costuming, Performance by Roisin Jones,
‘Mama Benin’ a poem written by Roisin Jones
Videography / Camera Operation: Katie Edwards
Video Editing: Emma Edwards
Audio Editing and Produced: Harry Kumar Ghose
Audio Editing: Stone Stewart