Yann LeGall, Sela K. Adjei - Trust the process, not the numbers..

...Reflections on piecing up Fifteen Colonial Thefts.
The volume Fifteen Colonial Thefts is the product of combined energies, namely those of 22 scholars, 12 artists, 8 curators, three activists, two collections managers, one filmmaker and one gonje. As its title suggests and despite this vast array of people involved, the volume does not pretend to tackle all cases of looting of African cultural heritage. We would need at least twenty-five volumes for that. What is proposes, however, is to relate and visualise the history of colonial plunder through a patchwork of voices and positionings from Africa, Europe, the US and in-between. By examining passages from the book and reflecting on the whole endeavour, the editors will here present the challenges and value of working across media and disciplines to unearth and tell histories of colonial violence.