The overall research revolves around the re-enactment of a past trauma caused by the media's misrepresentation of Africa and 'black people' until the early 2000s.
The childhood drawing used as a reference for Antillia was called 'Madagascar' and was made in 2006 on the occasion of a kids' art competition, it unintentionally contained many racist stereotypes or racist portrayals of black people, and even caricatures of African figures in connection with the old Disney and Looney Tunes cartoons that were shown to kids on various TV channels until around the start of the millennium without any warnings.


The 2021 iteration of "Antillia," often referred to as the "new Madagascar," surpasses mere exploration or seeking redemption from perceived "mistakes" - a term that may be subjective, given that the artwork was created during my formative years. Instead, it serves as a means of escapism into an imaginative realm that transcends the limitations imposed by our regulated society, both in the present and future. The appellation "Antillia" alludes to a mythical island fabricated by Europeans during the 15th century, purportedly located near the African continent. Europeans boasted for centuries about their conquest of this island, achieved through unscrupulous deceit.