5 things to know about Zohra Opoku
Until February 2021, you can see a self-portrait by Zohra Opoku on the Hayward Gallery billboard. This self-portrait, Rhododendron (2015), is part of a series inspired by West African masquerade and the beauty of the natural world. We’ve collated five things to know about the artist behind this striking portrait.
She was born and brought up in the former German Democratic Republic, and is now based in Accra, Ghana
She went on to study fashion, and although she now works with photography, sculpture and installation, textiles are still hugely important to her
Much of her work explores identity – personal, political, cultural – as well as the idea of home and belonging
She’s also interested in disguise, concealment, and the ways in which we attempt to blend in, or adapt to new environments
For Zohra Opoku, nature is both a ‘home’ and a ‘hiding place’
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