{"product_id":"the-holding-cell-framed-alt","title":"The Holding Cell [Framed]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Holding Cell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside the House of Slaves • Gorée Island, Senegal • 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the cells where enslaved African men were held before being forced onto ships. The green patina on the walls is from centuries of decay. The wooden beams overhead are original. The single narrow opening provided the only light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn spaces like this, 20 to 25 men were packed together for weeks, sometimes months. They had no idea what awaited them. Just darkness, uncertainty, and the weight of iron chains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanding here, you can feel the claustrophobia. The erasure. The calculated dehumanization of a system designed to break spirits before bodies ever left land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• 18\" x 24\" museum-quality archival print on premium matte paper\u003cbr\u003e• Photographed by Winston Bao Lord, 2023\u003cbr\u003e• 12% of every sale goes directly to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationgoree.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFondation Gorée\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis photograph was taken during my visit to Gorée Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of Senegal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doors of Gorée","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51614750671135,"sku":"8349040_20258","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9172\/0479\/files\/matte-paper-framed-poster-with-mat-_in_-black-18x24-front-698b68b4bce9d.jpg?v=1770743994","url":"https:\/\/doorsofgoree.com\/products\/the-holding-cell-framed-alt","provider":"Doors of Gorée","version":"1.0","type":"link"}