The Eye

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The Eye considers the etymology behind the word "supernatural" (above + nature), by presenting two aerial photographs, each depicting a sloping wall of thick white clouds against a blue sky. The sublimity of the photographs is deceiving; they actually depict Katrina itself, which masks any view of the havoc it wrought below as the storm touched ground. Taken by Dewie Floyd and Lt. Mike Silah from aircrafts flying inside the eyewall of the storm, the images provide points from which to contemplate Katrina's supernaturalism in terms of verticality, visuality, power and so many unseen hierarchical forces at work.

Also on display is a particular gris-gris, a Voodoo amulet worn during a hurricane hex for its affective properties. Voodoo has been summarily misrepresented in the media, stigmatized as a malicious occult practice, rather than a positive conglomeration of monotheistic and polytheistic diasporic faiths. While Louisiana is considered one of the most
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http://www.wattis.org/exhibitions/Louisiana