hloé Quenum’s work addresses questions of visibility, mixed-race and transmission through the prism of anthropological and historical research. The strategies she uses by moving, transforming and reshaping forms and mundane objects allow her to interrogate the idea of displacement and feeling of belonging. She questions the effect a shift in context produces and thus her artworks’ capacity to generate new stories.
Chloé Quenum wa representing Benin at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024 alongside artists Ishola Akpo, Moufouli Bello et Romuald Hazoumè, curated by Azu Nwagbogu. ...
