Black Madonna

Maureen Fleming

2011

Limited edition photograph: Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist

Giclee ink on archival print

Dimensions vary

About: “Black Madonna” The Black Madonna speaks to an ancient cultural memory of the African origins of humanity, representing the original mother of humanity. Repeated miracles surrounding the Black Madonna reveal that she was buried under the earth and rediscovered when light mysteriously emanated. This image is potent in creating work born out of a mystical understanding–one rediscovered through recognizing the ‘Black Madonna’ who lives inside each of us. When we simply close our eyes and experience her presence in against the black beyond the stars. These profound mythological images are potent for creating work that resonates with mystical understanding, rediscovered by recognizing the ‘Black Madonna’ that lives inside each of us, when we simply close our eyes and experience her presence.