{"id":3797,"date":"2020-11-19T10:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T09:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portail-esclavage-reunion.fr\/?post_type=lieu-de-memoire&p=3797"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:23:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T11:23:45","slug":"la-pieta-of-escaped-slaves","status":"publish","type":"lieu-de-memoire","link":"https:\/\/www.portail-esclavage-reunion.fr\/en\/lieux-de-memoire\/la-pieta-of-escaped-slaves\/","title":{"rendered":"La Piet\u00e0 of Escaped Slaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location: Rivi\u00e8re des pluies, by the Pont-Neuf roundabout
\nDate: 2017
\nArtist: Marco Ah-Kiem
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Inaugurated on 19th February 2017, this basalt sculpture represents H\u00e9va and Enchaing, escaped slaves who took refuge in the cirque of Salazie. Here, the artist depicts H\u00e9va healing Enchaing\u2019s wounds.<\/p>\n

It took Marco Ah-Kiem more than five months to carve out this piece from a single block of basalt: \u201cIt\u2019s an honour for me to have created this Pi\u00e9ta. I wanted to show love through the eyes of escaped slaves – H\u00e9va and Enchaing loved each other for more than 25 years. It was a challenge because this is the first time I have taken on a sculpture of this size from a single rock, and it was not easy to chip away at the basalt\u201d, explains the 65-year-old artist. \u201cThrough this mythical couple, there is a blend of both history and legend, and I also want to pay homage to women and their role in communities of escaped slaves.”<\/p>\n

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