FR / EN

1992
series of 5 prints
linocut and serigraphy
image : 55,5 x 38,5 cm
polyester paper: 55,5 x 38,5 cm
printer : Kenneth Alfred
edition : 7

Maljo
a conscious or unconscious gaze, superstitiously believed to cause material or physical harm. Mid-20th century. Probably French: mal  = "evil" and d'yeux "of the eyes" or Spanish mal de ojo "evil of the eye"

The blue bottle
a blue bottle on a stick in the garden was said to protect against Maljo.