Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper
100 x 70 cm
White shadow box frame
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("Look at your past and be aware") The Ankh cross, a tiny detail found in the subject’s pupils, is the key to interpreting this work. According to Afrocentrists, particularly the ancient Kamites (Egyptians), Ancient Egypt was a Black civilisation. This man is invited to look at his past and become aware of African greatness: if Africans built the pyramids, this means that they played a pioneering role in human history.