Cristiano Berti
white man
White Man.
Ogã Oscar do Oxaguian
(2006) Lambda print
cm 150x100

White Man. Ogã Oscar do Oxaguian is the portrait of a priest from the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé cult. He is Italian, became a member of the cult in Brazil and is now known as Ogã Oscar do Oxaguian. In the picture he is seen dressed entirely in white, seated and wearing shoes as a mark of his rank, surrounded by votive offerings, in a storage room in his house that has been transformed into an altar.

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