The veiled figures that are in my work symbolize the body as a sacred building, as the temple of the soul, a style reminiscent of some traditional Madonnas of classical art. The costumes are made of fabrics that I collected in my travels in Africa or Asia. Sometimes these costumes are made directly on site, as in the picture “Adji Baifall Minaret,” which includes a large colored coat that I made with the help of other Sufi African women. The coat consists of 99 individual pieces of hand-sewn fabric, representing the 99 names of God. ---Italian artist Maimouna Guerresi, considered the Sufi Frida Kahlo. Image: Genitilla al Wilada, 2007, Lambda print, 200x125 cm. This female figure wears a garment-sculpture, with a central black cavern from which many bubbles emerge, like brand new and weightless insights, beings, or worlds See the stunning series of images here: muslima.imow.org/content/sufi-frida-kahlo
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:04:02 +0000
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