With Nostalgia Atlantika , Yiile revisits the shores of her childhood in Lomé, Togo. The work is a fragment of memory, an inner landscape where the sea and sand become living matter.
The textured surface, created with acrylic paint, evokes the density of sun-baked sand. The deep, enveloping shades of blue convey the immensity of the Atlantic Ocean, while the white line of the sea foam traces a gentle boundary between movement and stillness. The cowrie shell inlay—a shell rich in history and symbolism in West Africa—anchors the canvas in a cultural and spiritual dimension.
Here, the sea is not merely a landscape: it is memory, origin, and energy. It carries the nostalgia of days spent by the water, the warmth of home, the sensation of the salty wind on the skin. The refined, almost minimalist composition leaves room for contemplation and inner reflection.
In this unique work, Yiile celebrates the link between territory and identity. Nostalgia Atlantika becomes a bridge between Lomé and Paris, between past and present, between intimate memory and universal experience.
The canvas invites you to experience what it means to "feel at home," wherever you are in the world — the very essence of the Yiile universe.
