Born in Nigeria in 1999, Prosper Aluu studied architecture at the Owerri Federal University of Technology before choosing to become a visual artist.
The artist incorporates Nigerian newspaper cuttings into his work to tell stories of the past while preserving the current narrative. His artistic style, which he calls "Abfillage" - a crossword made up of the words "abstract", "figure" and "collage" - consists in painting figures on partially coloured newspaper or magazine collages. By applying colour over the texts, he aims to soften some of the darker stories and events they contain. This technique allows him to preserve the written stories and highlight their effects in a figurative way.
His figurative style is also characterised by the elongation and exaggeration of his characters' proportions, as well as by his distinctive depiction of Afro hairstyles. The golden crowns he paints on his figures' heads are intended to give them a particular nobility and dignity. Through his art, Prosper Aluu celebrates and explores his African identity.