DIRTY SECRET
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Smallholder farms in West Africa produce 70% of the world’s cacao beans, bought by chocolate manufacturers whose names are familiar to us all. Back in 2001 these companies signed a pledge to bring an end to the use of child labor in their supply chains, but more than 20 years on there are still 2 million children working on these farms; the not-so-secret workers, hidden in the undergrowth. Suffering frequent injury from accidents and contamination from crop spraying, they miss out on a proper education and are trapped in the cycle of poverty. Please, choose your chocolate thoughtfully.
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Lino print
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TITLE: DIRTY SECRET

YEAR: 2020
                
DIMENSIONS
Dirty Secret  41 x 35/5"  |  104 x 90 cm
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MEDIUM: Textile / Art Quilt

MATERIALS
Hand dyed cotton fabric, cotton wadding, dye, water washable printing ink, gold leaf​

EXHIBITION HISTORY
Lansdowne Gallery, Stroud, UK
SAQA Virtual Gallery, 'Textile Expressionism'

STATUS: Available

Price: $3,500 USD

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