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📸: Dancing figure 2021 Gabriel Bien-Aimé (b. 1951) Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti recycled steel oil drum Collection of Leonard Majzlin, courtesy of Indigo Arts Gallery L2023.1003.004 #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

📸: Map of Haiti Courtesy of Haiti Open R2023.1007.001 Georges Liautaud working on a sculpture c. 1960s Photograph by William Grigsby Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti Courtesy of the Cavin-Morris Gallery ©Randall Morris R2023.1004.002 #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

“The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” is on display, pre-security, in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall and online at: https://t.co/Y9uksywLGy #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

Some of the many forms that appear include angels and winged creatures, mermaids and other aquatic figures, musical bands, animals, and earthly, paradisiacal scenes. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

The steel oil drums' lids are cut open with a chisel and hammer and a long vertical split is made along the side of the drums. The interiors are filled with dried sugarcane or grass and lit on fire to remove any grime; once cool, the drums are flattened into sheets. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

This is your last week to see “The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” on display! Haiti has long celebrated a rich artistic and cultural heritage. Discarded steel oil drums have historically served as the base material for Haitian metal artists. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on October 16, 2024.

See “The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” on display, pre-security, in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall and online at: https://t.co/Y9uksywLGy #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 27, 2024.

The cross appears frequently in Haitian religious iconography, as Haiti was colonized by French Catholics. However, Haitian crosses also have deep historical roots in the dikenga, an Indigenous symbol of the ancient Kongo Kingdom. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 27, 2024.

In Central Africa, the Kongo cross or dikenga has signified the cosmic crossroads between mortal and spiritual realms. Kongolese citizens Africanized the Catholic tradition between the 16th and 19th centuries and claimed the cross as their own religious symbol. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 27, 2024.

Today in Haiti, the cross represents the nation’s plural religious realities, simultaneously embodying the presence of Jesus Christ for Christians as readily as the Gede spirits of life, death, and rebirth for Vodouizan (devotees). #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 27, 2024.

See “The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture” on display, pre-security, in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall and online at: https://t.co/Y9uksywLGy #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on August 28, 2024.

Jolimeau often creates large-scale, two-dimensional sculptures in the form of bold, sensuous mermaids or sirens. Since childhood, he has observed and admired birds, which also appear frequently in his work. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on August 28, 2024.