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The Anagonno Alagala is the final transformation of the human body that takes place after death in Dogon cosmology. When a person dies, complex funerary rites are held to regroup the deceased’s spiritual forces. After the deceased has completed their final responsibilities on Earth, they transform into Anagonno Alagala, “anagonno of the sky,” where their role is to assist and direct the living from that point onward.
Anagonno Alagala (Anagonno of the Sky)
The Anagonno Alagala is the final transformation of the human body that takes place after death in Dogon cosmology. When a person, “inne” dies, they become an anagonno fish again. Complex funerary rites are held to regroup the deceased’s spiritual forces. After the deceased has completed their final responsibilities on Earth, they transform into Anagonno Alagala, “anagonno of the sky,” where their role is to assist and direct the living from that point onward.
Photographic Process
In the photographs of Infinite Essence and Cosmologies, Owunna leverages his training as an engineer to explore the nuances of darkness and light. He employs ultraviolet strobes, painted fluorescent backdrops, and carefully hand painted nude bodies of Black models that only glow under ultraviolet light. When he then photographs the models in total darkness, the shutter snaps, and for that fraction of a second, synchronized beams of ultraviolet light illuminate a glowing scene that reanimates tableaus of creation from the archive of African diasporic myth.
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