British-Jamaican artist Charmaine Watkiss and Sloane Lab Project Curator Alicia Hughes discuss The Warrior’s Way: Safeguarding the natural history of Jamaica, Charmaine’s new work responding to the work of naturalist, physician and slave owner Sir Hans Sloane, whose collections provided the foundation of The British Museum.
“And my plant warrior holding this same scroll, she’s taking that back. She’s saying, well, actually, you know, this belongs to me. This is about me and my heritage.” – Charmaine Watkiss