Theo Eshetu: The Slave Ship

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Theo explores the fundamental components of video - time, movement and light - and creates a pensive oceanic epic evoking the history of slavery. The title of the installation references one of J.M.W Turner's most celebrated works, the 1840 painting Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying - Typhoon Coming On (also known as The Slave Ship). The painting depicts the slave ship Zong, pummelled by violent waves, as its captain throws enslaved men and women overboard in order to claim insurance.