Cimarron

Show & Culture

Photographs, 2014-2018, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Antilles, US Virgin Islands Cimarron is the third part of a photographic project started in 2010 by Charles Fréger focusing on masquerades. Across a geographical area stretching from the southern United States to Brazil and including fourteen countries, Charles Fréger presents a non-exhaustive inventory of masquerades mainly practiced by descendants of African slaves, celebrating the memory of their peers and their unique cultures. Masks, makeup, costumes, ornaments, and accessories intertwine African, indigenous, and colonial cultures in the thrill of a centuries-old syncretic movement.