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The Sacred Ascension of Silas Broussard is part of my portrait collage series - images depicting the untold stories of clandestine relationships between men of 19th century Louisiana that explore themes of love, friendship, nature, spirituality, death and the afterlife. In this piece Silas Broussard, seated on horseback and adorned in robe and crown, partakes in a spiritual ceremony celebrating his departure from this world and his ascension into the next. A young man plays fiddle while Silas’s partner, trumpet in hand, prepares his farewell requiem as a murder of crows passes overhead. A holy man, standing quietly with his dog, holds the reins of a horse cloaked in mourning dress, ready to lead Silas on this next journey.