Elmina Fort: Africa’s Oldest Slave Fort

El Mina Fort: Africa’s Oldest Slave Fort

Elmina Fort: Africa’s Oldest Slave Fort

The bulk of 3D models celebrate imperial cultures but we wanted to illuminate their darker side. This massive slave fort operated continually and longer than any other fort in Africa, trafficking in people since 1482. We believed that a reconstruction of such a long standing slave fort deserved the same attention to detail and craftsmanship as celebratory models of empire.