Spirit Desire: Resistance, Imagination and Sacred Memories in Haitian Vodoun by photographer and visual scholar Sokari Ekine. Published in 2018 by Blurb Books, this striking photography book documents Haitian Vodoun through images centered on spirituality, memory, resistance, community and everyday life. The Spirit Desire photography project was also exhibited during PhotoNOLA 2018. This contains a handwritten inscription/signature that reads “Sokari E…” with a 2021 date. The signature has not been independently authenticatedn. Please review the close-up photograph and make your own assessment. Details: • Sokari Ekine • Spirit Desire • Subtitle: Resistance, Imagination and Sacred Memories in Haitian Vodoun • Blurb Books • Copyright 2018 • Photography / photobook • Haitian Vodoun and spirituality • Black and African diaspora photography • Apparently author-signed/inscribed and dated Condition: Good pre-owned condition. Interior appears clean. Light exterior shelf wear consistent with handling. A compelling and relatively uncommon photobook for collectors of contemporary photography, Haitian and Caribbean studies, Black visual culture, African diaspora art and photography books. Sokari Ekine, Spirit Desire, Haitian Vodoun, Haitian Voodoo, Haiti photography, Haitian photography, Vodoun photography, contemporary photography, Black photographer, Black photography, Black art, African diaspora, African diaspora photography, Caribbean photography, Caribbean art, photobook,
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