{"id":6443,"date":"2021-07-27T19:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=6443"},"modified":"2021-07-27T19:30:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:30:02","slug":"mikael-owunna-on-enchanting-photo-series-infinite-essence-celestial-liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/mikael-owunna-on-enchanting-photo-series-infinite-essence-celestial-liberation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikael Owunna On Enchanting Photo Series \u2018Infinite Essence: Celestial Liberation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In his illuminating portrait series \u201cInfinite Essence: Celestial Liberation,\u201d 30-year-old artist Mikael Owunna captures the soul of his subjects. Deeply spiritual and enthralling, the images feature the entire cosmos positioned within Black bodies. Some bodies are seen postured in a fetal position, floating in boundless space. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a profound sense of inner peace within the subjects\u2019 faces\u2013\u2013the serenity that comes when we remember the essence of our being. “We can see the essence of the Black body as this cosmic vessel that connects us to the origins of the universe,” said Owunna in an interview<\/a> with Pittsburgh\u2019s WESA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series has gained worldwide recognition, and has been exhibited throughout the United States along with Japan and Armenia.  This summer, Owunna began his first public art project with the series. Displayed on large scale digital screens throughout his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the message behind the artwork is intensified when shown on a billboard that is 60 feet wide. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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