It’s been over 200 years since Great Britain abolished the TransAtlantic Slave Trade - yet human trafficking continues today. Haiku Middle Passage is an artistic collaboration between poetry, visual art, and music with the purpose of reflection and action that result in discontinuing Modern Day Slavery. The exhibit shows a collective historical experience that mirrors an unacceptable present but predicts a more humane future. The exhibit goal is 200 exhibitions (and is always looking for sites).
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
I am a mixed media artist. My studio and residence are in New Jersey.
I received my MFA from New Jersey City University. My work revolves around social issues. I am a pacifist. I believe in world harmony. I believe in justice.
This project is important, the stain on our nation’s history needs to be seen, acknowledged, and wept over.
Wrong was wrong, wrong is wrong. Enslaving another human being was wrong. Enslaving another human being is wrong. It is wrong today and it was wrong yesterday. The notion of relativism as an excuse for our forefathers and foremothers is not appropriate.
This is a moment for reflection.
My work for this project asks one to consider the pain, to consider the loss.
Pamela Flynn
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