
Phyllis Galembo is driven to explore how ordinary people can
become powerful vehicles for the spirits. When people put on
ritual costumes and play their roles in religious rituals, they
enter another dimension. This transformation fascinates Galembo.
Galembos art relies on strong formal elements. Contrasts
and colors draw her eye. Working with costumed subjects, Galembo
composes these portraits before altars and unusual back grounds.
Subject and artist collaborate to create a portrait of the spirit. |