![Zohra Opoku, ‘My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. I am one who is among them. I have gone forth together with Atum. I am one who is not examined. I am in a state of great well-being.’ [Extract from chapter 7: Spell for ‘Passing by the vertebrae of Apophis’/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose], 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim.](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_800,h_800,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/ws-marianeibrahimgallery/usr/images/press/main_image/items/d5/d587af226c4d4a53944a1ac17e970c48/zo-el-043-image-2.jpg)
Four galleries and four artists team up on collaborative project Suite Berlin
The artist’s display at Suite Berlin will feature previously unseen works from The Myths of Eternal Life, her four-chapter cycle of embroidered screenprint-on-textile works inspired by the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Opoku, who was born in the former East Germany to a German mother and a Ghanaian father, moved to Accra in 2011. “Germany does not have as much connection with the diaspora as the UK and France, but we have the floor to explore those themes. The artist’s personal journey will resonate with local audiences, Her history and her narrative make this a homecoming for Zohra.” Ibrahim says.
Suite Berlin’s organisers believe that interactions between the four participating artists will lead to valuable new insights. “She really looks up to Gomes, having spent time in Brazil,” Ibrahim says of Opoku. “I am expecting a very rich conversation in which they will learn from one another.”
Excerpted text written by James Imam for The Art Newspaper
