In 2007, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, I created a portrait in collaboration with Anti-Slavery International called House Slave – Field Slave. The imagery was inspired by artefacts and extraordinary photos provided by the organisation. I created a large scale altarpiece triptych, using oil paint to create iconic imagery of feet. I wanted to reflect on how enslavement strips a person of their identity so I decided not to include the rest of their figure or faces to reflect this loss of bodily autonomy. I used objects, symbols, and other semiotic markers to capture the diverse experiences of contemporary slavery such as bonded labour, human trafficking and forced marriages.