Cosmos is you

Mikael Chukvuma Ovunna, a Nigerian-Swedish artist who grew up in the city of Pittsburgh, has been photographing black men and women for the past few years. He called his series of works as “Infinite Essence”. His “artist's kit” is very simple and straightforward, he uses fluorescent paint, a camera and everything. A special sacrament occurs when the process of filming begins. Using UV filters, illuminated by flash and taking pictures in complete darkness, Ovunn turns human bodies into cosmic celestial figures.

His series of works “Igbo” is a call to society, where he tries to show the public images of black people killed by those who have sworn to protect them. His models are friends, family members, people from social networks. Considering that all our inner spirits are just one ray of the infinite essence of the sun. Or in other words, we are all children of the universe.
His paintings are able to illuminate the invisible world filled with racism, sexism, homophobia, where each molecule separately, and the whole black body is free.
His series of works provoked a strong public reaction. Ovunn believes that every black person deserves to see his body as it has changed under the influence of the experience of life.

One African woman, who is over 60 years old, said that she simply hated her body, but after a series of works, she cheered up and felt much better when she looked through the prism of UV spotlights and paint. We are the cosmos of feelings, the interweaving of energy, purity, confidence and power. Each of us, being a part of the Universe, can exist and carry good, strength, sun, positive. We are all equal!

An interesting series of works deserves special attention of each viewer, because in each work we can see ourselves, and it is not necessary that our body be of a different color. After all, we - this is space!
This publication is based on thisisolossal.com.