Alexis Peskine’s pieces are large mixed media images of the African diaspora, using hammered nails in stained wood.
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11 images: The work of artist Alexis Peskine
Alexis Peskine hammers thousands of nails into naturally dyed wood to create striking images of Black faces.
Each nail is topped with gold leaf and captures light to shape three-dimensional figures celebrating African diaspora identity.
His latest collection explores traditional healing practices.
Now based between Ghana and New York, the 31-year-old artist says her work is deeply personal, but also political.
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