Date of Completion
4-23-2026
Degree Type
Honors Thesis
Discipline
Art (ART)
First Advisor
Macha Suzuki
Second Advisor
Luciano Pimienta
Abstract
weighted, i drown peacefully is a call-and-response to my ancestral history and heritage as African American, and my physical experience at the door of no return on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal.
Through ceramic face pots invoking the face jugs recovered from Edgefield, South Carolina, visual metaphors of the calla lily and cowrie shell, wood iris petals holding water, and a watercolor painting with Adinkra symbols Adwo & Sankofa, I mark the Atlantic Ocean as a resting place of my ancestors.
This piece is for those who have transitioned from this plane to the next. I carry them with me always.
Recommended Citation
Hamilton, Clarke P. and Suzuki, Masaru, "weighted, i drown peacefully" (2026). Honors Thesis. 603.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/honors-thesis/603
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African American Studies Commons, Ceramic Arts Commons, Fine Arts Commons, Illustration Commons, Sculpture Commons
