The six shortlisted works represent various ways London was shaped by the transatlantic slave trade.
A giant cowrie shell and an 11ft African queen are among six artworks shortlisted to become a memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who has earmarked £500,000 for the artwork, said it was important public spaces reflected the heritage of the capital.There are already monuments commemorating abolition, and many that reflect the wealth and power of the traders - but little to honour the millions of African people who were enslaved.
"The Middle Passage was the brutal voyage of millions of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic into forced labour in the Caribbean and Americas. "Children born into slavery could be traded away from their own parents and, as they grew, their own children would then be enslaved and traded away in turn.
"In the Museum of London Docklands, there's a list of ships, captains, owners and destinations that participated in the slave trade, but no names of enslaved individuals.The Wake uses a large scale cowrie shell to represent the perseverance, prosperity and beauty rooted in African and African diasporic heritage.
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