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Courtesy of the artist, GAS Foundation , Stevenson, David Zwirner and Tiwani Contemporary. Video by Yinka Babalola.
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Portia Zvavahera's residency took place between November and December 2022 in GAS's space in Lekki. In the video, the artist is seen at work for the exhibition "I See You", which was on show at Tiwani Contemporary Lagos from 4 November 2022 until 14 January 2023In a departure from her works to date, Portia Zvavahera uses materials sourced in Lagos, such as bees wax and primed linen, to continue her exploration of painting and print-making. With an interest in adire, a popular technique in Nigeria of dying fabric that was traditionally done with indigo and at times incorporates repeated stenciled motifs, Zvavahera continues to interpret her dreams in her exhibited works. These compositions merge abstract and figural forms that seem to depict connections, isolation and fear through gestural contours. Zvavahera leaves the viewer to connected fragmented narratives, perhaps as an invitation to imagine how her unique encounter with Lagos, briefly living and working in this city as an artist-in-residence at G.A.S. Foundation, informs this body of work.Portia Zvavahera is represented by Stevenson and David Zwirner.
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