21" x 9"
Engraving plates on linoleum

From lost objects, electric wires, pieces of computers and recycled small items, Marie-Denise Douyon using strips of linoleum, to make some engraving plates of abstract expression. She than covers these plates with inks, to create a series of monotypes, representing threadlike silhouettes, an abstraction of the Massai warriors. These slim pastel figurines seem to be chanting the hymns and the rhythms of ceremonies that mark initiatory rites.