The Living Ancestor

At the Congo ceremony of Soukri in Haiti for the Vodou ancestor spirits of the Ghede, lords of life and death, guardians of the underworld and a symbol of resurrection. These rites provide a living connection by which their divine heritage is reanimated and the wisdom of their descendants reclaimed.

Troi Anderson is a fine art, documentary photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Troi began his career working in Magnolia Pictures and later, as a Merchant Marine sailing throughout Asia and the South Pacific. His work has been featured on CNN, GeoFrance, TIME Lightbox, The Oregonian, Black and White and the photo collective, Verve. Troi's photography has been exhibited in the Blue Sky Drawers program and has been named one of the Emerging Artists by Daniel Cooney Fine Art and Musee Magazine.