Fine Arts for Reparations

Memory Portal: 1945 — The Unveiling

Memory Portal: 1945 — The Unveiling The inaugural monument of The Memory Portal Project On October 26, 2026, Afatasi unveiled Memory Portal: 1945 in San Francisco. Created through genealogy, archival research, public art and…

Selected Works

Freestanding hand-welded steel sculpture by Afatasi featuring an abstract marine form with looping circular shapes, flowing wave-like lines, and star-like motifs on a rectangular base.

Moana, 2021

Scrap steel

America’s Outta Pocket ensemble with space helmet, 2023

fabric, metal, thread

Afatasi’s Let Freedom Ring is a hand-welded steel monument study combining human figures, butterfly wings, a bell, and a key as symbols of collective freedom and remembrance.

Let Freedom Ring, 2023

scrap steel

Planetary Ensemble, 2023

fabric, vinyl, scrap steel

America’s Gun Obsessed, 2022

scrap steel

Tunic and floral space helmet , 2022

fabric, metal, thread

Sneaker Wave, 2022

steel, aluminum

Ilê Ayê Sac Dress, 2020

cotton fabric, fabric spray paint, stencils, Ilê Ayê fabric from Brazil, thread

Purple Princess Puff Top, 2024

vinyl, batting, fabric, chord, thread