"Magic on earth" - Sierra Devils

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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

Sierra Devils - Hasting 01

Sierra Devils - Hasting 01

40 x 79 cm, edition of 7 70 x 139 cm, edition of 7 90 x 178 cm edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 03

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 03

70 x 105 cm, edition of 7 100 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Bo 01

Sierra Devils - Bo 01

40 x 64 cm, edition of 7; 70 x 112 cm, edition of 7: 100 x 160 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP:

Sierra Devils - Godrich 01

Sierra Devils - Godrich 01

70 x 104 cm, edition of 7 100 x 148 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Bo 02

Sierra Devils - Bo 02

40 x 64 cm, edition of 7 70 x 112 cm, edition of 7 100 x 160 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 01

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 01

70 x 140 cm, edition of 7 100 x 200 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 02

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 02

70 x 140 cm, edition of 7 100 x 200 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 04

Sierra Devils - Mountain cut 04

70 x 140 cm, edition of 7 100 x 200 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Kroo bay 01

Sierra Devils - Kroo bay 01

70 x 174 cm, edition of 7 100 x 249 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Firestone 02

Sierra Devils - Firestone 02

70 x 155 cm, edition of 7 85 x 188 or 100 x 221 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Firestone 01

Sierra Devils - Firestone 01

70 x 155 cm, edition of 7 85 x 188 or 100 x 221 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Sierra Devils - Godrich 02

Sierra Devils - Godrich 02

70 x 155 cm, edition of 7 100 x 221 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Untitled

Untitled

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included.

Untitled

Untitled

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included.

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© 2016 Jean-Claude Moschetti