An excessive lifestyle gave him various venereal diseases, the smallpox and left him disfigured for life. His name bears the meaning 'Father of the World'. He wears a suit of jute and is always in the company of dogs that lick his ulcers to enlighten his pain. Ever since the salvation of his sins, he is merciful, righteous, and is dedicated to the people that suffer from contagious diseases, especially those of the skin like leprosy. He symbolizes the outcasts of society, whose misery he tries to enlighten by fighting the unjust.
Babalú Ayé - Acrylic on canvas 22 x 15,5 cm 2003