Thumbs and Choice II | Photography on Canvas | 183 x 122 cm

Title: Thumbs and Choice II
Medium: Photography on Canvas
Size: 183 x 122 cm (customizable)
Artist: Ayo Adewunmi
Year: 2023

Description:
Thumbs and Choice II extends Adewunmi’s meditation on democracy through another ink-stained hand raised in quiet affirmation. Here, the thumb becomes both a seal and a signal: a declaration of presence, of voice, of participation.

The striped red-and-black fabric in the background adds tension and rhythm, contrasting the steady, unwavering gesture in the foreground. It is not simply a mark of having voted—it is the mark of belonging, of taking one’s place in shaping the nation’s story.

Together with its companion piece, this work underscores the intimate human ritual at the heart of civic life. A single thumb, marked and lifted, becomes an emblem of choice, dignity, and trust in collective destiny.