B&W gelatin prints on 10"x14" [25x36 cm] selenium treated paper, printed in a limited edition of 10 numbered, dry sealed and signed pieces. Each sells for US$ 350.00
B&W gelatin prints on 10"x14" [25x36 cm] selenium treated paper, 8" mat; wood frame 32"x42", pyrograph decoration, monkey skull, made and decorated by the author. US$ 5,000.00
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A hunter comes out of the forest at the
back of the huts. He carries a dead monkey over the shoulder, like a
blood-stained stole. An arrow sticks out of her throat. Monkey meat, roasted or
smoked, is a local delicacy. The man asks me if I want to buy it, but I refuse.
“Not even the head?” he insists. “The brain is the best part”. I refuse
again. “Don’t you have any soap? It’s been months since we had any soap
here”. I give him two hotel soaps. “Thank you, white man, thank you, papa. Here, look.” With two hits of his machete cuts the head of
the monkey. A gush of dead and black blood falls on the ground. “It’s yours,
papa”.
GUINEA, 1997
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