"Magic on earth" - Volta Noire

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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

Volta Noire - Lopohin 05 and Lopohin 06

Volta Noire - Lopohin 05 and Lopohin 06

125cm x 100 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP 90cm x 72 cm, edition of 7

Volta Noire - Lopohin 07

Volta Noire - Lopohin 07

100cm x 125 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP 72cm x 90 cm, edition of 7

Volta Noire - Pouni 01

Volta Noire - Pouni 01

70 x 104 cm, edition of 7 110 x 163 cm or 100 x 149 cm edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Pouni 02

Volta Noire - Pouni 02

70 x 87 cm, edition of 7 90 x 112 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Lopohin 04

Volta Noire - Lopohin 04

60 x 139 cm, edition of 7 100 x 232 cm or 90 x 209 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Lopohin 03

Volta Noire - Lopohin 03

60 x 134 cm, edition of 7 100 x 223 cm or 90 x 200 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Pouni 03

Volta Noire - Pouni 03

70 x 87 cm, edition of 7 90 x 112 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Pouni 05

Volta Noire - Pouni 05

70 x 136 cm, edition of 7 110 x 214 cm or 100 x 194 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Lopohin 02

Volta Noire - Lopohin 02

60 x 146 cm, edition of 7 100 x 243 cm or 90 x 219 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Lopohin 01

Volta Noire - Lopohin 01

60 x 138 cm, edition of 7 100 x 230 cm or 90 x 207 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Waly 01

Volta Noire - Waly 01

70 x 154 cm, edition of 7 100 x 220 cm or 90 x 198 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Ouri 06

Volta Noire - Ouri 06

70 x 136 cm, edition of 7 100 x 194 cm or 90 x 175 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Ouri 04

Volta Noire - Ouri 04

70 x 105 cm, edition of 7 110 x 165 cm or 100 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Ouri 01 Burkina Faso 2010

Volta Noire - Ouri 01 Burkina Faso 2010

70 x 105 cm, edition of 7 110 x 165 cm or 100 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Ouri 02

Volta Noire - Ouri 02

70 x 105 cm, edition of 7 110 x 165 cm or 100 x 150 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Ouri 05

Volta Noire - Ouri 05

70 x 157 cm, edition of 7 90 x 202 cm, edition of 5 + 2AP

Volta Noire - Séréna 01

Volta Noire - Séréna 01

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included

Volta Noire - Séréna 02

Volta Noire - Séréna 02

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included

Kayan 02

Kayan 02

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included

Kayan 03

Kayan 03

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included.

Kayan 04

Kayan 04

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included

Kayan 01

Kayan 01

Edition of 7 + 2 AP, all sizes included

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