"Magic on earth" - Egunguns

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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

-Ebony Curated (South-Africa)
info@ebonycurated.com
 Igbalè Irin n’la, Taman

Igbalè Irin n’la, Taman

105 x 215 Edition of 5 + 2AP

Avoun nou ti, Alabèbè

Avoun nou ti, Alabèbè

115 x 145 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun -Igbalè Irin n’la, Alabèbè,

Egungun -Igbalè Irin n’la, Alabèbè,

105 x 215 Edition of 5 + 2AP

Igbalè Irin n’la, white Alabèbè

Igbalè Irin n’la, white Alabèbè

90 x 71 cm or 100 x 79 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

 Avoun nou ti, Taman Képi

Avoun nou ti, Taman Képi

90 x 185 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun-Untitled  Edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun-Untitled Edition of 5 + 2AP

Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Odoudoua

Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Odoudoua

105 x 215 cm Edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun-Untitled  Edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun-Untitled Edition of 5 + 2AP

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Egungun- Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Adjakani.

Egungun- Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Adjakani.

145 x 115 cm Edition of 5 + 2AP

 Igbalè Amuludun

Igbalè Amuludun

115 x 145 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Igbalè Irin n’la, Okoto

Igbalè Irin n’la, Okoto

145 x 115 cm Edition of 5 + 2AP

 Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan,  Djagba

Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Djagba

105 x 215 cm Edition of 5 + 2AP

Titus, Agbanon

Titus, Agbanon

115 x 145 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

 Igbalè Irin n’la, Kpadgè

Igbalè Irin n’la, Kpadgè

90 x 162 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Odjugbélè, Leke Wogbé

Odjugbélè, Leke Wogbé

84 x 104 cm, Edition of 5 + 2AP

Odjugbélè, Taman

Odjugbélè, Taman

90 x 185 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun -Odjugbélè, Ekpo

Egungun -Odjugbélè, Ekpo

84 x 104 cm, Edition of 5 + 2AP

 Avoun nou ti, Kotchèko, Kpadjè, Gbèbo

Avoun nou ti, Kotchèko, Kpadjè, Gbèbo

100 x 200 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Egungun-Untitled #01

Egungun-Untitled #01

70 x 56 cm, edition of 7

Egungun-  Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Adè

Egungun- Okpo Muloéro Madja Lékan, Adè

70 x 56 cm, edition of 7

Egungun-Untitled #02  70 x 56 cm

Egungun-Untitled #02 70 x 56 cm

Owo wa n'le, Agbanon 02

Owo wa n'le, Agbanon 02

56 x 70 cm, edition of 7

Egungun - Igbalè Irin n’la, Adè

Egungun - Igbalè Irin n’la, Adè

70 x 56 cm, edition of 7

Owo wa n'le, Agbanon 01

Owo wa n'le, Agbanon 01

70 x 56 cm, edition of 7

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© 2016 Jean-Claude Moschetti