Emancipation Park, Public park in New Kingston, Jamaica
Emancipation Park is a six-acre public park in New Kingston, opened in 2002. Its main entrance is marked by Redemption Song, an 11-foot bronze sculpture by Laura Facey showing a male and female figure gazing upward. Architect Kamau Kambui used West African Adinkra symbols on the perimeter fence, entrance walls, benches and garbage receptacles.
The park opened on July 31, 2002, marking the commemoration of slavery abolition in the British Caribbean. Its design and symbols throughout the site tell the story of emancipation and liberation.
The park displays West African Adinkra symbols throughout its fences, walls, and benches as a connection to Jamaican heritage. Visitors encounter these patterns while walking and experience how the space tells stories of cultural identity through its design.
The six-acre site in New Kingston has paved paths and benches, with the Redemption Song sculpture at the main entrance. Adinkra symbols appear on the perimeter fence, entrance walls, benches and garbage receptacles, so they are easy to spot while walking. The park lies about 76 metres above sea level, roughly 0.76 km from central Kingston.
Redemption Song, the bronze at the main entrance, is 11 ft (about 3 m) tall and was made by Jamaican artist Laura Facey. It shows a male and a female figure gazing at the sky, and it was unveiled in July 2003 for the park's first anniversary. Its name comes from Bob Marley's song.
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