IS THIS DESIRE? (the mami wata who chose herself) Size & Material:12×16 (stretched canvas) my perspective on these cherished

my perspective on these cherished tales evolved

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IS THIS DESIRE? (the mami wata who chose herself) Size & Material:12×16 (stretched canvas) my perspective on these cherishedArtist Statement When I was six, my mother handed me a small green hardbound book of Liberian folklore tales. Over the years, I immersed myself in these stories, reading them cover to cover many times. As I transitioned into adulthood, my perspective on these cherished tales evolved. While many conveyed universal messages of kindness and generosity, I began to discern the pervasive misogynoir within them. These stories depict femmes as greedy,