My practice explores memory, identity, cultural transmission and the experience of the body through textile collage, assemblage and mixed-media processes.
I work primarily with fragments of African fabrics, recycled plastic sachets, textiles and other discarded materials drawn from my everyday environment. I am interested in what these materials carry beyond their physical presence: traces of use, cultural codes, personal associations and memories. By cutting, layering and recomposing them, I transform fragments of ordinary life into new visual structures.
The fragment is central to my practice. For me, it is not simply a material element but a carrier of memory. A piece of fabric can evoke a family history, a childhood environment, a cultural tradition or a collective experience. When these fragments are brought together, they create a space where individual and collective memories can intersect.
My recurring representations of the human figure, particularly the body in movement, emerge from this investigation. I return to childhood, play and moments of collective experience as spaces where identity is formed and negotiated. Suspended, intertwined or dynamic bodies in my work can suggest freedom and possibility, while also revealing tension, uncertainty and the social forces that shape contemporary life.
Reusing discarded materials is therefore both a material and conceptual choice. I am interested in the transformation of what has been overlooked, abandoned or considered without value. Through the artistic process, these materials acquire another status and another narrative. This transformation becomes a way of thinking about resilience, adaptation and the possibility of creating meaning from what already exists.
My practice is rooted in my experience of Benin and contemporary West African life, while seeking connections with broader human experiences of belonging, memory, displacement, transformation and hope.
Rather than providing fixed answers, I seek to create works that remain open to interpretation. I invite viewers to recognize fragments of their own memories and experiences within the images, materials and bodies that inhabit my compositions.
Through textile, collage and assemblage, I continue to investigate how memory can be reconstructed, how identity can be layered, and how discarded fragments can become carriers of new possibilities.