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.
Sculptures
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Geb
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Maahus
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Miau
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Apuat
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Khepera
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Khonsu
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Ra
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Sobek
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Ahi
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Serq
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Uatcha
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Tehuti-Maa
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Ptah
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Hapi
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Nu
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Amun
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