It is the plants themselves that play the leading role and, aided by time, write their own history. For Matsuda, a work of art is therefore not an object but rather a snapshot in a process. Ryusaku Matsuda does not want to make art for eternity, but hopes that his works will age and decay with him. As this remarkable publication proves, Matsuda’s art is not only intriguing and philosophical, but also visually stunning.
Art and the sacred in Mumuyeland
€75.00Despite some field research, our knowledge of the sacred among the Mumuye remains embryonic. In all these acephalous groups with a binary and antinomic character, the va complex constitutes a highly varied semantic field in which certain aspects are accentuated according to the circumstances. Religious power is linked to the force contained in sacred objects of which only the elders are the guardians.