Souvenir de la voix

“Souvenir de la voix" means "the recollection of voices." This mural evokes the way oral histories carry cultural and generational knowledge throughout the African diaspora. A young girl joyfully laughs while listening to the sounds of her ancestors—above the girl, her grandfather plays a drum while her grandmother, eyes filled with wisdom, looks toward the future. At one edge, a younger version of the girl is getting her hair braided, an African tradition that symbolizes nurturing strength and resilience. Newly sprouting trees take hold in the center, resembling the growth of a people in a new place.