The Bonding of God and Man
by Damon Davis
Exhibition Dates: Through October 2023
Location: Pre-Security, Terminal 1, Lower Level
Darker Gods is an Afro-Surrealist mythological fable by Damon Davis that introduces a universe where people of color are Gods. Challenging the devaluing western representations of Blackness in the media and popular culture, the collection of works is made through a Black aesthetic for the Black community to see themselves in all their grace and complexity. For the project, Davis created a pantheon of thirteen deities that rule over a parallel universe. The garden is a gateway where our world and their world meet. At this intersection are fantasies of Blackness reminiscent of Yoruba and Greek mythology.
The Bonding of God and Man is part of the mythology humans created around the Darker Gods. It is a piece about self-actualization and leaning into one’s power and purpose; a mediation on transformation and sacrifice through the lens of the relationship between humans and deities.
About the Artist: Damon Davis
Damon Davis is a post-disciplinary Artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. His work spans a spectrum of creative mediums to tell stories exploring how identity is informed by power and mythology. He is a Firelight Media, Sundance Labs, TED, and Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow and his work is featured in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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