Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers
Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers (2024) is a collection of 16 life-size glass statues of Black queer Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) deities. Providing a modern take on Kemetic granodiorite statues, the busts were made through a lost wax casting process and affixed with headpieces fabricated with glass blowing and hot sculpting techniques. This project is a revival and expansion of the traditions of gatekeepers, an ancient African lineage of queer spirit workers, artisans, and diviners, and it presents to the world a new Afro-diasporic spiritual system. This series premiered at the Pittsburgh Glass Center on Friday, May 3, 2024, from 6-9 pm, and remained on view until July 28, 2024.
Prints & Merchandise: Available Here
Watch to hear from the artists—Dr. Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna—as they introduce the exhibition.
Sculptures
Thank you to our sponsors
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh
Anonymous
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Arts Equity & Education Fund
Carnegie Mellon University Extended Reality Technology Center
Dawn & Chris Fleischner
The Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry
The Heinz Endowments
National Endowment for the Arts
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Toledo Museum of Art