Catherine (2)

Annabelle Agbo Godeau

BornNationalityBased In
1995FrenchN/A
Biography

Annabelle Agbo Godeau is a Düsseldorf-based artist whose work explores questions of race, identity, and the complexities of representation through the lens of her French, German, and Beninese heritage. Drawing from cinema, literature, and popular culture, she investigates how personal and cultural histories intersect, and how stereotypes shape perceptions of self and other. Working across painting, works on paper, and installation, Godeau weaves fragmented narratives through visual metaphors of concealment, revelation, and transformation. She draws from archival materials, film stills, and found imagery, isolating and abstracting details to create new contexts that subtly unsettle the viewer’s assumptions. Her works on transparent waxed paper often form immersive installations, bringing together disparate references in open-ended visual environments. In her highly rendered paintings, figures and objects hover between presence and absence, evoking ambiguity and movement. The process itself—layered, meticulous, and materially sensitive—underscores themes of impermanence and slow transformation central to her practice. ...

Selected Artworks
Bird ringer
Snake charmer
Annabelle Agbo Godeau
Snake charmer, 2024
24 x 18cm
Catherine (2)
Annabelle Agbo Godeau
Catherine (2), 2025
24 x 18cm
Made in Germany
Annabelle Agbo Godeau
Made in Germany, 2025
24 x 18cm
Gallery Representation
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