The first migrations to leave Africa crossed the Gate of Tears at the southern end of the Red Sea and began a coastal journey that took them all the way to Southeast Asia and Australia. Having lived and worked in central India for two years, this region is one with which I have formed deep attachments. Although culturally very different than my western upbringing, I felt a strange connection to the people of this region. This was borne out when my DNA test revealed that 17% of my DNA matches that of people in Southwest Asia.
Stabile: Navigation via sun, moon & stars by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Top: Arabia – Green Hills of Yemen
Bottom: Horn of Africa – Crossing the Gates of Grief by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Left: Pakistan & Afghanistan – Indus Valley Civilization
Right: India & Islands – Endangered Species Powerhouse
by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Stabile: Middle Eastern Astrolabe Collages – adapted and refined from the Greek during the Middle Ages. by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Arabia Detail: Western Silk Road – Stone Engravings Amid Migrating Animals
by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Right: Indus Valley Civilization – Stone Art of Elephant Battle & Ancient Bull
by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Stabile Collages: Phases of the moon and navigation instrument for tracking stellar configurations by LiDoña Wagner 2016
India Detail:
Top – Cave Art representing Himalayan Mountain Range
Bottom: Endangered Bengal Tiger
by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Islands Detail: Nicobar Island Spice Trade by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Collage & Painting: Sunrise to Sunset with Middle Eastern Astrolabe Stabile by LiDoña Wagner 2016
Endangered Species
Southwest Asia
2015 LiDoña Wagner