Salimatu Amabebe

Afro Pik, 2020

Pewter

9" x 3" x .25"

Amabebe creates sculpture, film, and performance rooted in the masquerade traditions of southern Nigeria, where costumes and masks transform people into vessels for ancestral spirits. Her current work examines the political relationship between the U.S. and West Africa through rubber and latex, materials derived from the oil industry. salimatuamabebe.com