Kwaamen (Jamaica), 2025
120 mm film giclèe print on Baryta paper
10 inches by 10 inches
Open Edition
After production costs 100% of the proceeds will go toward Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica.
Kwaamen (Jamaica), 2025 was made in the rolling hills, cliffs and waterfalls near Strawberry Hill in St. Mary Parish, Jamaica in May 2025. The journey toward making this work was an unforgettable experience. Watching the devastation happening to the country and its amazing people is heartbreaking. Together we will help Jamaica rebuild.
Kwaamen was made on the hike leading to Kwame Falls, named in commemoration of Kwaamen, a lieutenant in the major 1760 Tacky’s Revolt led by Tacky (Takyi). They were both formerly enslaved men born on the Gold Coast, or what is now known as Ghana.
This work is from "The Land Sings of A Dream," Niama Safia Sandy’s new series of experimental film photographs. The images offer abstracted, dream-like scenes connected to energetic resonance at indigenous and Global Black Diaspora historical sites related to liberation and cultural activity.
Kwaamen (Jamaica), 2025
120 mm film giclèe print on Baryta paper
10 inches by 10 inches
Open Edition
After production costs 100% of the proceeds will go toward Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica.
Kwaamen (Jamaica), 2025 was made in the rolling hills, cliffs and waterfalls near Strawberry Hill in St. Mary Parish, Jamaica in May 2025. The journey toward making this work was an unforgettable experience. Watching the devastation happening to the country and its amazing people is heartbreaking. Together we will help Jamaica rebuild.
Kwaamen was made on the hike leading to Kwame Falls, named in commemoration of Kwaamen, a lieutenant in the major 1760 Tacky’s Revolt led by Tacky (Takyi). They were both formerly enslaved men born on the Gold Coast, or what is now known as Ghana.
This work is from "The Land Sings of A Dream," Niama Safia Sandy’s new series of experimental film photographs. The images offer abstracted, dream-like scenes connected to energetic resonance at indigenous and Global Black Diaspora historical sites related to liberation and cultural activity.
