Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Sweet as Iron, 2024, wrought iron, sugar, soil, audio
Photo credit: Artist and Sarah Thomas
In Sweet as Iron (2024), Nnebe creates three sculptures out of wrought iron that reference the Black metallurgists enslaved in the Caribbean. With sugar candy gleaming from their tops in the place of flowers, the abstracted sugar cane plants tower overhead and feature ornate motifs commonly found in wrought iron fences and gates, including three that have their roots in adinkra symbols originating from Ghana.