Restoration

Restoration is a painting that conveys the message of restoration, repairing or mending what has been broken or damaged in our lives. This artwork is inspired by daily living which offers success and joy, and trails and challenges. Our spirits are broken or damaged on multiple levels, firstly, by the people we love the most, secondly, by people who hate us, thirdly by the socio-political and economic system that governs the country, and lastly, by ourselves. Daily challenges try to break us into pieces, but we must always find a way to keep on picking up those pieces and mend them and become more beautiful than before. The pieces of glass that have been added to the image symbolise how we can mend ourselves to become stronger and more beautiful than before. These pieces also symbolise how African people can be united.