What We Owe to Each Other, 2 , Emmanuel Akolo (2023) , Acrylic on Canvas

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What We Owe To Each Other,
Samba of the Sun, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
48 × 48 × 1 in
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Samba of the Sun, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
48 × 48 × 1 in
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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This work explores the profound obligation that binds us as a community. The composition features two figures in an intimate alignment against a vibrant orange backdrop, their gaze acting as a visual meditation on the things we own in common—the water, the trees, and the wild places of the soul. By capturing the protective posture of one figure behind the other, I illustrate the essential duty of care often lost in modern life.

This piece is an affirmation of communal responsibility, honoring the strength found when we recognize that our individual existences are part of a larger, sacred whole that must be guarded and preserved together. See less