"Magic on earth" - Rio Kapatchez

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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

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 01

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 01

65 x 104 cm, edition of 7 90 x 144 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Kawas 01

Rio Kapatchez - Kawas 01

65 x 104 cm, edition of 7 90 x 144 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Taïgbe 01

Rio Kapatchez - Taïgbe 01

65 x 104 cm, edition of 7 90 x 144 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 05

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 05

65 x 91 cm, edition of 7 90 x 126 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Taïgbe 02

Rio Kapatchez - Taïgbe 02

65 x 91 cm, edition of 7 90 x 126 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 02

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 02

65 x 91 cm, edition of 7 90 x 126 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 04

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 04

65 x 107 cm, edition of 7 90 x 148 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 03

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 03

65 x 143 cm, edition of 7 90 x 198 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Kanfarandè 01

Rio Kapatchez - Kanfarandè 01

65 x 143 cm, edition of 7 90 x 198 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 01

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 01

65 x 148 cm, edition of 7 90 x 205 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 02

Rio Kapatchez - Bagataï 02

65 x 100 cm each, edition of 7 90 x 138 cm each, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Dobali 01

Rio Kapatchez - Dobali 01

65 x 115 cm, edition of 7 90 x 160 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 03

Rio Kapatchez - Katako 03

65 x 110 cm, edition of 7 90 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

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