All photographs © Mary Maka, shared with permission
Impressed by the quick tales of the late Nigerian author Amos Tutuola, Mary Maka illustrates woodland creatures with fantastical traits as a part of her Limitless Forest sequence. The Portugal-based artist has at all times been excited about mythology and nature, and after studying Tutuola’s works, she determined to render spirited animals that would plausibly emerge from the pages of his books.
Typically hybrid in kind, the beasts are primarily based on distinctive fears. “Hunters gave names to the phenomena and creatures that had been most scary,” Maka says. “By giving them a reputation and endowing them with human qualities, the concern grew to become much less intense. Spirits that had names might now be allies and assist in searching and gathering.” This sentiment grounds her work as she interprets every concern into vibrant colours, grainy textures, and playfully exaggerated options, which she hopes ameliorates panic and fear.
The digitally illustrated sequence started as an animation that’s at present in progress. Preserve an eye fixed out for that, together with an upcoming poster launch, on Behance and Instagram.
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