Visual and Performing Arts

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Photograph of a sculptural piece called "Pou Sen Suzanne" made by James Maurelle. The materials used are wood, adhesive, blood, and soil. It measures 60" x 32 1/2" x 35".

"Pou Sen Suzanne" is a work sprung from a dream, which manifested in screen printed portraits of sports figures and now an object. For Saint Suzanne is a declaration of sainthood via ancestorial manifestation and recognition. The sacrifice made by Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture, is deserving of canonization. The gradient of wood species is in direct correlation to bodies processed on the island of Ayiti. Labor, Love, and Liberty fill the tight joints and open spaces where spirits past, present, and near gather. I canonize Suzanne, The Patron Saint of Long SuFrage, and Loyalty".

- James Maurelle's description which appears in the exhibition catalog alongside this photograph in "Transformation 12: Contemporary Works in Wood" for Contemporary Craft in Philadelphia, PA.

Publication Title

Transformation 12: Contemporary Works in Wood

Publication Date

2025

Keywords

wood, sculpture, Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture

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