Colleen Cannon-Karlos, MFA

“Tribal Spirits” is a series that reflects Cannon-Karlos’ African heritage and interests in indigenous cultures. In this instance the materials and application reveal the images as both evolving and dissolving as indigenous cultures are both regenerating and modernizing.  Based on traditional African Masks, Cannon-Karlos’ “Tribal Spirits” are a tribute to the “Spirit World” that traditional masks represent, that which exists in the non-physical realm before it emerges into known reality. 

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There are reflective and iridescence materials on some of the new works that allow the image to shift and change depending on the viewer’s perspective.