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The Spiritual Artwork of Asha Elana Casey - East of the River


East of the River
Artwork Reflects Her Transformative Awakening
ByPhil Hutinet
Post-independence Senegalese playwright Abdou Anta Kâ deftly wrote that “one had to find inspiration in myth to write today and tomorrow’s histories. Men have a tendency to change but not the gods–the gods are eternal.”
It is within this framework of renewed interest about their cultural origins and ancestry that many writers and artists of African descent, whether living in post-colonial Africa or in the diaspora, have sought to rediscover and reexamine their identity.
Artist and educator Asha Elana Casey connected with the following words of American playwright, poet and Black feminist Ntozake Shange so strongly that it has become the underlying theme of her artistic practice: “I found God in myself and I love her fiercely.” ....

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