Sitou
Photo © ARTMADA / NPL MADA PAINT
Sankofa
- Artist
- Sitou
- Title
- Sankofa
- Edition
- ARTMADA #1 · 2024
- Location
- Angle de la rue du Commerce et du boulevard Saint-Simon, Pointe Simon, Fort-de-France
- Area
- Pointe Simon
- Access
- Visible from the street, free
The story of the mural
At the corner of rue du Commerce and boulevard Saint-Simon, look up: a monumental portrait by Togolese artist Sitou, one of the pioneers of street art in West Africa, whose murals draw on his travels and African roots.
A Black woman in profile, head slightly raised, eyes closed, lost in thought. Her face is broken into pastel geometric shapes, like a mosaic; her blue headscarf carries a tiare flower and a monstera leaf, a nod to Caribbean nature.
From her ear hangs the Sankofa symbol: in Akan culture (Ghana) it means “go back to the source”, learning from the past to move forward. A large orange circle behind her reads as a sun or a halo. The mural pays tribute to the bond between Africa and the Caribbean: separated by the sea, united by shared roots.
Text : Digital Street Art (Creapolis trail commissioned by ARTMADA)
The artist
Sitou
Originally from Togo, Sitou started painting graffiti in 2003 and became one of West Africa's street art pioneers. A committed artist, he uses Afro-urban culture to address major social issues. The chameleon, his totem animal, stands for adapting within diversity.
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