The Shadow of Your Lashes
It all started when…
Illustrated by highly acclaimed British Nigerian illustrator Tinuke Fagborun, this series of micro-poems assemble a story of self-love and self-acceptance. Through a series of vignettes and snapshots of thought, the work traces physical and emotional journeys to healing following grieving and a fragmenting relationship.
The work is divided into 3 parts: ‘sleep’ deals with bereavement, ‘wake’ kindles hope and ‘daydream’ reflects.
The omnipresent Caribbean becomes a main character forming the technicolour backdrop of the fiery, new love and a catalyst in the protagonist’s coming to consciousness.