'Kobo for your thoughts' is a cultural play on the phrase 'Penny for your thoughts' and questions the concept of the mind overthinking.
This painting is part of an ongoing series that explores self-care and the ways we overcome feelings of uncertainty or doubt. It looks into the sensitivities of displacement and the struggles of adapting to change. It’s about entering new spaces, delving into new worlds, opening up to new ventures, with new perspectives by leaving your comfort zone.
Each object in the painting represents an aspect of cultural belonging but ties in with the notion of coming out of your shell. The head-wrap for example, is not only used to adorn and protect a black woman’s crown but in this piece, it is unraveling the jewels of an explored mind. Elsewhere the wooden hair pick is painted gold symbolising it as a precious tool used to start the process of change and depicts both the excitement and therapy black women experience when doing their hair. The floating orange also represents the first fruits coming through after a new beginning.
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