Zohra Opoku, Dicksonia Antarctica, 2015. Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim
Zohra Opoku’s Evocative Reflections on Mortality and Resilience
Zohra Opoku is included in the 2023 Fall issue of Aperture Magazine, featured in her hometown Ghana. Exhibited in the four corners of the globe, Aperture Issue #252 “Accra” features an exclusive conversation with Zohra Opoku with Ekow Eshun.
The German Ghanaian artist, explores nuanced themes of cultural identity through a practice centered on textiles and photography. She prints directly onto textiles, weaving together archival images, family photographs, and self-portraiture to create lyrical composites that marry personal experience and collective memory.
