ALTER ECO

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FEMME (The Woman), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – My motto is: “A woman who wears a garment sewn from a cloth of the highest quality does not step into a thicket of thorns.” I am not merely important – I am sacred. Illness cannot touch me, disputes are kept from me, death is kept at bay. I do not only give life; I carry it. I am the womb, the origin of all being.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA SPIRALE (The Spiral), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the first movement. Without me, nothing else exists. I am the being that moves and sets all in motion. Some peoples see in me a mythical Python serpent, keeper of the fertile rain, the words that grant wholeness.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FEMME (The Woman), LA SPIRALE (The Spiral), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flags

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FECONDITÉ (Fertility), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the cavity that receives and creates, a symbol of fertility among all human, animal, and plant species. My presence nourishes the world.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FERTILITÉ DU SOL (The Fertility of the Soil), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the world of the ancestors. I symbolise fertility and the richness of the soil.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA MORT (Death), LA VIE (Life), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flags

Romuald Hazoumè, LA VIE (Life), LA MORT (Death), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flags

Romuald Hazoumè, L'AIR (Air), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the supreme symbol of the 16 mother signs of Fâ, the breath of divinatory geomancy. I am the most tolerant of all. Red does not please me, yet I bend to it when compelled, while the calm of blue restores my spirit. Without me, life itself would not endure.

Romuald Hazoumè, LE REPOS (Rest), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I dwell in repose. I am the death of man, yet my spirit burns eternal. It returns among the living, finding reflection in the souls of a chosen few.

Romuald Hazoumè, LE FEU DU CIEL (The Fire of the Sky), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the symbol of lightning, the very fire of the heavens. Red is my passion, blood my sustaining stream, yet I protect my own.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA CONNAISSANCE (Knowledge), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – Smallpox bears its marks in tiny dots, once endured, never repeated – thus knowledge is born. I am the memory of ancestors, the memory of the hearth. I answer questions with unwavering certainty. I never stray far from my own, for I am the symbol of knowledge. I am the Earth itself, steadfast and enduring.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA CONNAISSANCE (Knowledge), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – Smallpox bears its marks in tiny dots, once endured, never repeated – thus knowledge is born. I am the memory of ancestors, the memory of the hearth. I answer questions with unwavering certainty. I never stray far from my own, for I am the symbol of knowledge. I am the Earth itself, steadfast and enduring.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA CONNAISSANCE (Knowledge), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – Smallpox bears its marks in tiny dots, once endured, never repeated – thus knowledge is born. I am the memory of ancestors, the memory of the hearth. I answer questions with unwavering certainty. I never stray far from my own, for I am the symbol of knowledge. I am the Earth itself, steadfast and enduring.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA SPIRALE (The Spiral), LA FEMME (The Woman), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flags

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FEMME (The Woman), LA SPIRALE (The Spiral), LA FECONDITÉ (Fertility), LA FERTILITÉ DU SOL (The Fertility of the Soil), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flags

Romuald Hazoumè, LA VIE (Life), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the circle of the beginning. A perfect form. My motto is: “Lightning never strikes the little mouse at the heart of the mountain.” It means that every species on Earth has the right to live, and that nature grants the same place to all beings.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA MORT (Death), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am not just any death; I am the death that breathes life anew. For I am bound to the Python serpent. When a people lose a war, they depart with their pythons cradled in their arms. Far from the battlefield, they set them free. Where the serpents have spent the night, a well is dug, and around it, the new village takes shape. The python seeks out the hidden moisture and guides us to water. It is for this reason that Python became a living deity.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FEMME (The Woman), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – My motto is: “A woman who wears a garment sewn from a cloth of the highest quality does not step into a thicket of thorns.” I am not merely important – I am sacred. Illness cannot touch me, disputes are kept from me, death is kept at bay. I do not only give life; I carry it. I am the womb, the origin of all being.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA SPIRALE (The Spiral), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the first movement. Without me, nothing else exists. I am the being that moves and sets all in motion. Some peoples see in me a mythical Python serpent, keeper of the fertile rain, the words that grant wholeness.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FERTILITÉ DU SOL (The Fertility of the Soil), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the world of the ancestors. I symbolise fertility and the richness of the soil.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA FECONDITÉ (Fertility), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the cavity that receives and creates, a symbol of fertility among all human, animal, and plant species. My presence nourishes the world.

Romuald Hazoumè, LE FEU DU CIEL (The Fire of the Sky), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the symbol of lightning, the very fire of the heavens. Red is my passion, blood my sustaining stream, yet I protect my own.

Romuald Hazoumè, L'AIR (Air), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I am the supreme symbol of the 16 mother signs of Fâ, the breath of divinatory geomancy. I am the most tolerant of all. Red does not please me, yet I bend to it when compelled, while the calm of blue restores my spirit. Without me, life itself would not endure.

Romuald Hazoumè, LA CONNAISSANCE (Knowledge), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – Smallpox bears its marks in tiny dots, once endured, never repeated – thus knowledge is born. I am the memory of ancestors, the memory of the hearth. I answer questions with unwavering certainty. I never stray far from my own, for I am the symbol of knowledge. I am the Earth itself, steadfast and enduring.

Romuald Hazoumè, LE REPOS (Rest), 2026, ALTER ECO, museum in progress, flag. – I dwell in repose. I am the death of man, yet my spirit burns eternal. It returns among the living, finding reflection in the souls of a chosen few.