Vladimir Cybil Charlier
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PANTÉON PROJECT
Image as decoy is a practice that is still seen around the world today. 

Mining historical and cross-cultural references, the Pantéon series reenact both religious and historical narratives as African-American he/sheroes are cast as the various Spirits/Gods of African derived religions of the Caribbean such as Vodou and Santeria. As these religions were historically banned and had to go “underground” both in colonial and post-colonial societies, mass-produced images of saints were used as a decoy to represent the various Gods. The practice persists to this day in the Caribbean and its diaspora, where people still pin some of these images in their house. The decision of using archival digital print as a medium was a natural one, given that these are images that are to be disseminated and can lend themselves to be of everyday use. 

The images are printed in an edition of three 24” x 36” prints and an edition of twenty one 18.5” x 28” prints, both printed at Coronado Print Studio.
Agwé Belafonte (2019) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Ayizan Ross Tubman (2019) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Bawon Miles (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Billie Zulie (2019) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Ella Yemaja (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Frida Dantó (2018) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Grande (Grann) Parks (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Loko Marley (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Damballah Wèdo (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Marassa Andy and Basquiat (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Ogou X (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"
Winnie Wèdo (2017) Digital print on archival paper, 24"x36"

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  • WORKS
    • Prints >> >
      • Dream Deferred
      • Pantéon Project
      • Superstitions
      • Prints from 'The Voodoo Child'
      • ArtQuake 2010
      • 1805 for $999.99
    • Installations / Commissions >> >
      • Shipwreck
      • The Harlem Quilts
      • The Stranger Next Door
      • DESIRE, Johnny Was
      • Untitled, (Guédé Mani)
      • AIDS Chronicles 2010
      • Time Life Jungle
    • The Voodoo Child
    • Map-Requiem
    • Endezo-Haitian Paintings
    • Haitiana-Modules
    • Thezain-Synthesis
    • Collaborations >> >
      • Dream Deferred
      • Memories of a Utopic Island
      • Superstitions
      • The Politics of Paradise
  • About
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