Wanger Ayu, Marius Dansou and Laetitia Ky, gathered for the group exhibition "Cutting Edge Perspectives" awaken the artistic potential of ordinary materials in West Africa, and question the representation of black women in their diversity, at the crossroads of art and fashion.
Hair, fabrics and concrete iron are sublimated by the three artists, who see in the treatment of fibers the opportunity to update certain traditions to better question them. The agility of their fingers, coupled with their curious and sharp look at our societies, open a dialogue across time and between cultures. Like an intertwining of threads, the body of work presented brings to light the interconnections between communities, traditional practices and their contemporary interpretation, and highlights a deliberately modern and critical look at the artistic representation of black women.
The group exhibition "Cutting Edge Perspectives" is an invitation to question the imperatives and traditions that guide our attitudes and actions, to apprehend them in consciousness. The sense of observation of these artists allows them to take a critical look at the world and to offer us a certain interpretation. To better sensitize us, they divert the materials from their ordinary treatment and arouse our curiosity.
