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Kneeling On The Neck: Power & Resistance
Kneeling On The Neck captures the volatile collision of power, hypocrisy, and the rewriting of history in real time . A red Viking figure—evoking the recognizable January 6th “QAnon Shaman” trope—stands defiantly on the neck of a police officer. This inversion forces viewers to confront a disturbing truth: when certain people attack the state, it’s called “patriotism,” but when marginalized people demand justice, it’s called “violence.” Through figurative sculpture and polit
Imani Dumas
Jan 62 min read


Bombs Away (In The Clouds): The Surreal Contradiction Between Peace and Destruction
Bombs Away (In The Clouds) illustrates the surreal contradiction between peace and destruction. A red figure rides a black nuclear bomb through the clouds while holding a white flag—an image that is both absurd and deeply symbolic . This sculpture merges figurative realism with political commentary, capturing the insanity of a world that talks peace while preparing for war. It forces the viewer to confront the hypocrisy of governments that claim moral high ground while wield
Imani Dumas
Dec 29, 20251 min read


Bodies for Minerals: The Violent Cost of Modern Technology
Bodies for Minerals exposes the violent cost of modern technology. An iPhone protrudes from the backs of piled bodies, transforming consumer electronics into symbols of exploitation . Through brutal figurative sculpture and stark symbolism, the piece confronts the human sacrifices embedded in global supply chains —mining, labor abuse, and environmental destruction. This work challenges the illusion of progress. Society praises innovation while ignoring the blood beneath th
Imani Dumas
Dec 25, 20251 min read


Bombs Away: Radicalization, nationalism, and the spectacle of violence
Radicalization, nationalism, and the spectacle of violence are forces that shape societies in dangerous ways. Bombs Away captures this through a figure sitting atop a nuclear bomb, holding a flag split by color—a striking metaphor for ideological division. The sculpture uses symbolic realism to critique how destructive narratives become normalized and how people are complicit, whether through action or inaction, in perpetuating cycles of conflict. This piece interrogates the
Imani Dumas
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Let’s Make A Deal: Systemic Corruption and the Complicity That Sustains It
Let’s Make A Deal exposes systemic corruption and the complicity that sustains it. Figures trapped in a cage while government officials shake hands above transform political power and social control into symbolic, conceptual sculpture. The work interrogates the ways societies allow inequality, oppression, and exploitation to flourish under the guise of legitimacy. The piece questions the role people play in perpetuating injustice . When citizens remain passive or are manipu
Imani Dumas
Nov 20, 20251 min read


With One Hand On The Bible - Religion and politics have long shaped societal values, sometimes with devastating consequences.
The intersection of religion and politics has long shaped societal values, sometimes with devastating consequences. With One Hand On The Bible explores how extremist ideology can disguise itself as faith. The MAGA-hat-wearing shooter standing on a Bible is a provocative symbol of how ideology can justify violence and oppression. Through figurative sculpture and symbolic realism, the work critiques the moral contradictions that arise when religious belief is weaponized to s
Imani Dumas
Oct 22, 20252 min read
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