When we think about people coming into the United States illegally or even when we see pictures or video footage of migrants trying to make it across the border to a different country, we are often exposed to pictures of people crowded on tiny boats, people trying desperately to swim to shore or others still trying to traverse fencing, bushes or other tricky terrain obstacles.

However, one artist views it all just a little differently, specifically when it comes to boat migrants.  Haitian artist, Edouard Duval-Carrie focuses his attention on depicting boat migrants as Voodoo gods.

According to a recent article (one which discusses Edouard’s work):

Thousands of Haitians attempt to flee their Caribbean homeland of more than 9 million by boat each year. Detained at sea or on U.S. and Caribbean beaches, they appear as blurry masses of refugees. [source]

When asked why he creates this sort of artwork to reflect these particular refugees, Edouard explained that is stems from a need to give them respect and importance because there is typically a total disrespect for Haitians who attempt to flee their country.

You can see some of Edouard’s artwork here.

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