Why one man turned his DNA test results into fascinating works of art.

For an artist named Detour, a very deliberate trip to Tanzania changed everything. Thomas “Detour” Evans was there as part of an outreach program. He didn’t know the language or the culture, yet it was being outside of his comfort zone that made him feel most at home. Which sparked the question: Where was home,…

For an artist named Detour, a very deliberate trip to Tanzania changed everything.

Thomas “Detour” Evans was there as part of an outreach program. He didn’t know the language or the culture, yet it was being outside of his comfort zone that made him feel most at home.


Which sparked the question: Where was home, originally?

The curiosity excited Evans. So much so that as soon as he came back to the U.S., he took an AncestryDNA test to dive deeper into his heritage.

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