The Diaspora Chant

To create this installation Gino painted 100 heads in the watercolour medium Indian ink attaching each to the wall using roofing nails. Roofing nails because they are used to strike into hard and tough surfaces such as concrete, they are incredibly versatile allowing them to be used for different types of construction without snapping, bending or breaking. the nails are a symbol of The Diaspora constructing a new life.

He then recorded the fluttering and waving of the paper panels and the vocal interactions of the visitors to the exhibition. Using the recordings he produced a sound piece which he titled The Diaspora Chant. The chant represents a perception of the diaspora, and the cracks between the stories told, and the silence of the unheard stories of each of the 100 watercolour heads while In the presence of the viewer.