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Interview with an Underwater Artist- Jason Taylor |
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Page 5 of 9 La Diablesse Depth 7.5m 2.2x .50m ( La jah-bless ) from the French, she-devil .
 La Diablesse was produced in association with the Grenadian Board of Tourism. The aim was to celebrate Caribbean story-telling and folklore. The Devil Woman roams at night. Her face resembles that of a corpse, hidden under a beautiful wide-brimmed hat. She is dressed exquisitely in a white blouse and a long petticoated skirt which hides her feet. The left foot is cloven and warns her victims of her ominous approach. Despised by women, she enchants men and lures them to their doom by walking them off a cliff or stamping on their heads with her cloven foot. It is believed that when a woman dies during childbirth she returns as La Diablesse. The observer is abruptly confronted by the sculpture having been drawn to it though a labyrinth-like formation of coral. Although the initial experience is at first fear and distrust. Closer inspection reveals some of the beauty in degradation and explores how decay can transcend into life.
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