The Kalabari people of southeastern Nigeria, like other West African coastal peoples, see swamps and creeks as the home of spiritual beings that may form all kinds of relationships with humans. Through masquerades, spirits periodically interact with the wider human world. In a seventeen-year cycle of "plays," the Kalabari invite water spirits to take possession of performers and dance in the town.

Sokari Douglas Camp is a Kalabari sculptor who lives and works in London. She returns to Nigeria periodically to visit relatives and participate in the festivals, masquerades and performances of her people. This exhibition deliberately mixes major new sculptures by her with masks and other objects she has chosen from museum collections. Like the artist herself, this exhibition moves between two worlds and two ways of looking at art.

This exhibition is made possible through the support of the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund.