Lancers du Cord

We are making a statement about slavery and being freed from slavery. This is a celebration of our independence in 1804. The cords we carry are the cords that were used to bind us. We are always sullen and menacing and we never smile. The blackness of our skin is made with crushed charcoal, pot black, kleren (cane spirit) and cane syrup mixed with a little water in a bucket. Although we know that slaves never wore horns, we wear them to look more menacing as this is about the revolt of the slaves.

The Kanaval images have been included in the following shows:
 
Kreyol Factory,
Parc de la Villette, Paris
7 April to 5 July 2009
 
'Pluri'elles', Galerie 64bis,
64bis, Avenue de New York, 75016 Paris
29 May to 9 July 2009