Juan Sánchez
Cimarrón, 2004
Collagraph, photolithograph, chine collé, hand-coloring, cowrie shells on handmade paper
27 x 38 in
68.6 x 96.5 cm
68.6 x 96.5 cm
Edition of 16
Layers upon layers civilizations build one over the next and symbols of the known peoples of the Caribbean – Taino Indians, Catholic Colonials, Maroon Slave Societies – comprise this densely...
Layers upon layers civilizations build one over the next and symbols of the known peoples of the Caribbean – Taino Indians, Catholic Colonials, Maroon Slave Societies – comprise this densely packed image, Cimarrón. Cimarrón people were escaped slave who formed their own communities.
Cowrie shells were traded as money worldwide for thousands of years. They are symbols here of their use in the slave trade.
Cowrie shells were traded as money worldwide for thousands of years. They are symbols here of their use in the slave trade.
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