The Bed of Akuku Photograph - Limited Edition of 8

My grandfather was polygamist, and so was his father. And the father after that. Things have changed overtime, and we live in a different way now with smaller families. The time I spent with my grandfather, I saw he was a family man, despite the fact that his type of family would be taboo today in a lot of places. The wives in his house loved him. He was good to them and they were good to him. My art piece, The Bed of Akuku depicts Akuku the King, in bed with his 8 concubines who also happen to work as his personal assassins. Akuku is a king of a land locked Kingdom by the name Boma. The piece was originally inspired by my interest in chess... and I imagined the pieces as human beings, with Akuku as the King, and the concubines, who I named the Assegai, as the pawn. One of them is not who she says she is. She has a plan, a lethal plan. And she is prepared to go greats lengths to execute her plan of revenge. And she will need Akuku's power to do it. Akuku has 5 wives, represented by the Queen, the bishop, the knight, and the rook. All of whom play powerful roles in his house and his kingdom, despite the intrigues and the politics. I am currently making pieces depicting these characters and have already started designing a story to be serialised into novels. I choose these medium because I am a trained photographer and digital artist and this equips me to build fantastical scenarios that may be not available without technology. The subject matter is intriguing as I believe the world is hungry for African fantasy that has been kept narrow and hidden. Each piece is printed on A1 Fine Art paper, for the best possible appearance of the piece. I hope this piece will spur your fantasy imagination and keep you interested to learn the stories of these characters, and maybe spur you to purchase a print. All the best