"Magic on earth" - Boni

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This work, « Magic on earth », is about traditional secret societies and voodoo in Africa. Many African societies see masks as mediators between the living world and the supernatural world of the dead, ancestors and other entities.
Masks are supposed to come from another world. In Burkina Faso for example they represent protective spirits that can take animal forms or can appear as strange beings. These spirits watch over a family, clan or community, and if the rules for their propitiation are followed correctly, provide for the fertility, health, and prosperity.

My main goal, through my pictures, is to show the presence of the supernatural in the daily life, to bring out a part of this mystery. If i need, I reverse, duplicate or mix my pictures in order to get the right feeling. At the same time I try to gather an ethnographic material who show the richness of the artistic expression carried by these societies.

Fine art prints available for sale.
For any inquiries, please contact :

- Sophie Roche (France)
rochesophie@hotmail.fr

- Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (USA)
info@marianeibrahim.com
Susunu 03

Susunu 03

70 x 77 cm, edition of 7. 90 x 100 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP.

Susunu 02

Susunu 02

70 x 70 cm, edition of 7. 100 x 100 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP. 125 x 125 cm, edition of 1.

Susunu 04

Susunu 04

70 x 89 cm, edition of 7. 90 x 115 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP.

Susunu 01

Susunu 01

70 x 103 cm, edition of 7. 90 x 132 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP. 110 x 162cm, edition of 1.

Boni 01

Boni 01

70 x 105 cm, edition of 7. 100 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP. 125 x 187 cm, edition of 1.

Boni 04

Boni 04

90 x 72 cm, edition of 7. 110 x 88 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP.

Boni 05

Boni 05

90 x 72 cm, edition of 7. 110 x 88 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP.

Boni 02

Boni 02

70 x 84 cm, edition of 7. 100 x 120 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP. 125 x 151 cm, edition of 1.

Boni 03

Boni 03

70 x 127 cm, edition of 7. 100 x 164 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP. 110 x 200 cm, edition of 1.

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