Salimatu Amabebe

Pikin, pikin, 2023

Pewter cast frame, digital color print

9.5" x 7" x 1"

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