In honor of the fourth edition of London’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, we are delighted to invite you to the preview of ‘Emo de Medeiros: Transpositions’, the artist’s first UK solo exhibition.
Emo de Medeiros has become known for his innovative approach to the languages of craft, design and digital technology through a wide variety of forms. Living between Cotonou (Benin) and Paris, the artist employs notions of place and identity to question their context within our increasingly globalized culture. Embracing the crafts and cultural traditions of his native country, Medeiros's practice spans video, sculpture and found materials, experimenting with everything from traditional Beninese textiles and ritual traditions to electronic music and digital technologies. Passing through these specific histories, languages, symbols and geographic regions, the remaining objects are loaded with a unique capacity to interrupt received ideas and stable categories.
