This contemporary artwork features a dynamic, abstract composition rendered in a sketchy, expressive style. The central figure, depicted in a leaping, energetic pose, is surrounded by fragmented, colorful elements suggestive of movement and energy. The overall composition conveys a sense of vitality and kinetic energy, with the use of gestural lines and muted, earthy tones creating a dreamlike, surreal atmosphere. The artwork seems to explore themes of the human form and its relationship to the natural world, with the artist employing a distinctly modern, avant-garde approach to the subject matter. ...
Zinkpè's paintings follow tortuous paths where the figures, halfway between human and animal, evoke games of power, masquerade or sex, no doubt alluding to the human comedy. His unique style is recognisable on canvas: intimate, powerful and provocative. As for his sculptures, they are sometimes made of rolled-up hessian and sometimes of small wooden figures fused together. These variations on the theme of twins in the beliefs of southern Benin are as many surprising explorations. ...
Founded in 2019 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in a Haussmann-style setting, SEPTIEME opened its second space in September 2022 in Cotonou, Benin, in a 200m2 warehouse in the center of the city, to offer exhibitions in a new format to audiences in the West African sub-region. It made sense for SEPTIEME to deploy its vision spatially and to help push back the frontiers of contemporary art, as well as to contribute to the construction of new contemporary art strongholds. ...
