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Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers is a collection of 16 life-size glass statues of Black queer Kemetic deities by Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna, Pittsburgh-based co-founders of the Rainbow Serpent Collective. They began work on the project in 2021 at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, where it was first exhibited on May 3, 2024.[1]
Taken as a whole, the 16 figures of this project comprise the foundation of a complex cultural system, one that can claim to be the world’s first Black LGBTQ+ spiritual path.[2] The rituals and practices that accompany these deities form part of a newly developed branch of traditional African religion that has strong conceptual and spiritual ties to ancient Egyptian religion, Kushite religion, Yoruba religion, Dogon religion, Odinala, Haitian Vodou, and Santeria. Rooted in a rich tapestry of African traditions, Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers fuses art and spirituality in its celebration of Black queer divinity.[3]
- ^ "Exhibition - Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers". Pittsburgh Glass Center. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ Beauford, Sean. "Experience the radiant glass deities of Myth-Science of the Gatekeepers at Pittsburgh Glass Center". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Sculpture". Rainbow Serpent. Retrieved 2024-05-09.