Slavery | Laura Facey

REDEMPTION SONG, 2003, bronze, 14', Emancipation Park, Kingston, Jamaica
REDEMPTION SONG, 2003, bronze, 14', Emancipation Park, Kingston, Jamaica

THEIR SPIRITS GONE BEFORE THEM, 2006, cottonwood canoe, 1,357 miniatures
THEIR SPIRITS GONE BEFORE THEM, 2006, cottonwood canoe, 1,357 miniatures

DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH..., 2013, cedar, rope, iron, 60" Based on a print series commissioned by Small Axe for a project entitled "The Visual Memory of Catastrophic History"
DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH..., 2013, cedar, rope, iron, 60" Based on a print series commissioned by Small Axe for a project entitled "The Visual Memory of Catastrophic History"

DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH..., 2013, cedar, rope, iron, 60". . Phibbah is hung – a metaphor for the atrocities done to women.
DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH..., 2013, cedar, rope, iron, 60". . Phibbah is hung – a metaphor for the atrocities done to women.

DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH AN HER PRIVATE PARTS AN DE BONE YARD, 2013, cedar, mahogany, rope, iron hook, installation 19' x 15' x 12 '.
DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH AN HER PRIVATE PARTS AN DE BONE YARD, 2013, cedar, mahogany, rope, iron hook, installation 19' x 15' x 12 '.

DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH, 2012, woodblock print from the Weeping in the Blood series commissioned by Small Axe. To see the series select Prints in the drop down menu.
DE HANGIN OF PHIBBAH, 2012, woodblock print from the Weeping in the Blood series commissioned by Small Axe. To see the series select Prints in the drop down menu.

WASH ME CLEAN, 2007, resin miniatures, cedar bowl, 50" x 40"
WASH ME CLEAN, 2007, resin miniatures, cedar bowl, 50" x 40"

WASH ME CLEAN, detail
WASH ME CLEAN, detail

I AM CLEAN, 2007, cedar, chains, resin miniatures, 40" x 30"
I AM CLEAN, 2007, cedar, chains, resin miniatures, 40" x 30"

62 MEN AND 63 WOMEN 2015, cottonwood canoe, resin miniatures, stone, fabric inventory, 18 x 6ft —represents enslaved individuals who laboured on the Mount Plenty property in the parish of St Ann, Jamaica as documented in 1820 at the time of the death of their owner, The Honourable John Hiatt, Custos of St. Ann.
62 MEN AND 63 WOMEN 2015, cottonwood canoe, resin miniatures, stone, fabric inventory, 18 x 6ft —represents enslaved individuals who laboured on the Mount Plenty property in the parish of St Ann, Jamaica as documented in 1820 at the time of the death of their owner, The Honourable John Hiatt, Custos of St. Ann.

62 MEN AND 63 WOMEN 2015, detail, cottonwood canoe, resin miniatures, stone, fabric inventory, 18 x 6ft
62 MEN AND 63 WOMEN 2015, detail, cottonwood canoe, resin miniatures, stone, fabric inventory, 18 x 6ft

HEART OF A MAN, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”
HEART OF A MAN, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”

HEART OF A MAN detail, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”
HEART OF A MAN detail, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”

Heart Makers for HEART OF A MAN detail, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”
Heart Makers for HEART OF A MAN detail, 2019, wood and fiberglass canoe, cedar and mahogany hearts, rope, metal 18 x 18ft. “As men journeyed across the Atlantic, shackled on ships, stripped of everything and unable to protect their loved ones - their hearts were ripped from their chests.”

YOKE, 2019, cedar, mahogany, 156 x 70 x 24 inches
YOKE, 2019, cedar, mahogany, 156 x 70 x 24 inches

YOKE detail, 2019, cedar, mahogany, 156 x 70 x 24 inches
YOKE detail, 2019, cedar, mahogany, 156 x 70 x 24 inches