Lot 111: Jean-Claude Moschetti (French, born 1967) Igbale Irin N'la, Taman 39 3/8 x 80 11/16in (100 x 205cm)

Igbale Irin N'la, Taman
signed and numbered 2/5 (verso); bears certificate of authenticity (verso)
Lambda photographic print, Diasec face mounted on aluminum
39 3/8 x 80 11/16in (100 x 205cm)

The present work is from the series Egunguns, which was created in January 2008 in an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs.

In Benin, the Egungun is regarded as the collective spirits of ancestors, who may return to earth physically in masquerade. In this form they can punish the wrong-doings of the village, like supernatural inquisitors. According to popular belief, touching them, even by accident, is fatal.