Sapata and Santigie Fofana-Dura were born and raised in Oregon, specifically in a small town in the Willamette Valley.  Their ideas and designs are influenced by the aesthetics of the Pacific Northwest and a central focus with all of their work is to create thee quintessential "Shrine".  

 

The artist’s primary medium is reclaimed lumber as well as metal and other salvaged building materials.  Using ancient, classic and modern construction techniques allows these artist to create visual ideas conjured up from an unconscious realm commonly referred to as the “Dream World”.  They create architectural sculpture which aims to submerge the viewer into familiar yet unseen realities empowering all who bear witness to take a new steps towards embracing aspects their own subconscious imagination.

 

The brothers have been active since 2018 and have shown their work at the Bellevue Arts Museum Biennial (Bellevue, Wa), the Bush House Museum (Salem, OR),  GLEAN 2023 (Portland, OR) and several other galleries and venues around Portland.