This sculpture represents Mama Aisa. The primordial mother in Winti spirituality. Mama Aisa is also the protector of the arts and commerce. In Europe she is better known as Mother Earth, goddess of flora and fauna. In West Africa, her name is Asase Yaa, in ancient Egypt Isis and in Suriname, she is affectionately called Mamaisa.
Artist Boris van Berkum created this artwork in 2023 as part of the Winti art collection, an oeuvre he has been developing since 2010 under the guidance of Winti priestess Marian Markelo.
"Let these Winti artworks be symbols for the future.
A future in which we celebrate our cultural differences and we colaborate together equally and respectfully to create something new, something beautiful."
Marian Markelo, Winti priestess