Wylda Bayrón Puerto Rico, 1975
Sacred Sunset, 2013
Chromogenic print on Dibond
23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in
60 x 90 cm
60 x 90 cm
Edition of 7
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'A lonely tree stood at the water's edge, at the place where the island ends. I waited with the kids for the tumbuan masks to appear. Chanting announced their arrival....
"A lonely tree stood at the water's edge, at the place where the island ends. I waited with the kids for the tumbuan masks to appear. Chanting announced their arrival. The leaves and trees rustled by the shore and out came these magnificent, powerful beings" - Wilda Bayrón
Expositions
This artwork has been shown in Australia, in a French museum and at the 193 Gallery, Paris. Wylda had several exhibitions on her work on Papua New Guinea, mainly in Australia.Literature
This work has been published in a book call "Héros et Esprit de Nouvelle-Guinée". Her work was selected for National Geographic: “Daily Dozen” in 2015, “Photo of the Day” in 2014, “Editor's Pick for Portraits” and “Sense of Place” in 2014 and 2013, and also for the “Photo of the Day ”from Smithsonian magazine. She is currently working on a book on her 18 month solo trip to Papua New Guinea. Her work on a man from the Chimbu tribe was selected as one of the "12 most fascinating photos" in the 2014 National Geographic competition by the Huffington Post.
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