In the aftermath of
an urban beautification project, Operation WID (Waste management, Improvement of the roads, and Decongestion), that curtailed street trading and commercial motorbike riding, young people's frustration at this blow to their livelihoods was expressed through a poignant refrain: «We are Sierra Leoneans, not slaves!»
The artist best known for her New York
Beautification Project — 40 lozenge - shaped miniature landscapes illicitly painted on
urban surfaces in public spaces around New York City from 1999 to 2001 — has gone legit and gone indoors with Mirror, a site - specific installation at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.