The Dance Voodoo of The Initiates

• Photographer
  Luciana Trappolino
• Photo Date
  11/01/2022

One of the fundamental phases of the Voodoo religion is contact with the spirits of the deceased and ancestors: the dead continue to live through their own spirit which returns to earth to grant requests for help from family members and their village. Veneration passes through moments of trance and altered states of consciousness. In the dances, the spirit of the dead temporarily takes possession of the initiate: the reaction is that of a whirling and incessant dance, fueled by pressing and obsessive songs and musical rhythms.

Born in Orvieto on 15 February 1964. She got her degree in Economics and Commerce at Sapienza in Rome (Italy). She currently lives in Lecce, where she works in a public company. Since childhood she has the passion for photography. At the age of fourteen she receives her first Reflex, which changes her way of observing the world, objects, and people. Become a photographer by vocation and live forever with her Reflex for over thirty years. She has participated in several exhibitions, and has been a winner in several competitions.