SCULPTURE

MYTH-SCIENCE OF THE GATEKEEPERS

Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers (2024) is a collection of 16 life-size glass statues of Black queer Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) deities. Providing a modern take on Kemetic granodiorite statues, the busts were made through a lost wax casting process and affixed with headpieces fabricated with glass blowing and hot sculpting techniques. This project is a revival and expansion of the traditions of gatekeepers, an ancient African lineage of queer spirit workers, artisans, and diviners, and it presents to the world a new Afro-diasporic spiritual system. This series premiered at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 6-9 pm, and remained on view until July 28, 2024.



Watch to hear from the artists—Dr. Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna—as they introduce the exhibition.

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