birth of sucuri 2022

Birth of Sucuri could be seen as a doorway, an arrival or a departure or a map. Layers of consciousness that reside underground, close to the surface and depths we can only imagine. Elements of Bantu Kongo and Abya Yala cosmology intertwine within and around the symbolic and metaphorical form of the sucuri, more commonly known as the anaconda, boa or great serpent. A weaving, a warning, an alternate cartography below the Kalunga line in honour of the mud and water that births life.

Birth of Sucuri was exhibited in October 2022 as part of Sub-Terrains, The 2022 Bankstown Biennale curated by Nicole Monks and Vandana Ram.

​Images by Jason Nichol