First Step ARTISTS_Sylvia Snowden The image of Santeria (saints)

The image of Santeria (saints) that are an integral part of the faith of my people in the Dominican Republic

Projected over it is a map — a seamless fusion of North America and the Korean peninsula — collapsing geography into a single new territory

Ile of Ile Ife

My works explore space

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First Step ARTISTS_Sylvia Snowden The image of Santeria (saints)From the Artist In my work composition, balance in the painted surface and aesthetics are more important than the articulation of meaning. If an image succeeds in making a statementexciting. In order to keep a narrative piece open ended, I commonly shoot images so that the models' faces are not seen. Viewers are allowed to make their own interpretation. I try not to capitalize on the spiritualism of my heritage by giving the impression that I have,