Sokari Ekine

Photographer, Visual Artist

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Boneyard Beach, South Carolina

Location: Richmond VA

Nationality: Nigerian British

Biography: Sokari Ekine, Photography Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian Black British genderqueer feminist who has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. Their work has been exhibited in such venues as the 4th Biennale of... MORE

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Boneyard Beach, South Carolina

Copyright Sokari Ekine 2024

Updated Apr 2023

Location South Carolina

Topics environment [featured]

Summary

Boneyard beach in the South Carolina "Sea Islands"

Boneyard beach in the South Carolina "Sea Islands" shows the aftermath of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane, Matthew, a category 5 which first destroyed parts of Haiti and throughout the Caribbean islands before reaching southern United States. The trees, oak and pine, which formed the barrier between the sea, beach and forest were ravaged by the winds with one landing upright where it stands majestically in the ocean. The boneyard beach is a sea of natural tree sculptures and evidence of the power of nature to create and transform the land and sea scape.

The photos are part of a project on Grief as a human reality and natural process of life and death.

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