A Calling
In A Calling, an abeng—a traditional Jamaican Maroon instrument used to call people to a gathering place—pays homage to Nova Scotia's earliest Black migrants.
Tyshan Wright, A Calling, 2021. Wood, cow horn, pine cone; 76.2 x 58.4 x 71.1 cm. © Tyshan Wright. Photo: Steve Farmer.
(L-R) Tyshan Wright, Installation views, Human Capital exhibition, organized and circulated by the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Curated by Oak Pham, Associate Curator at Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, PE, June 10 to September 30, 2023. Photography: Gerald Beaulieu.