M’s Collective, 2024, in group show SUPERFAN at Madé van Krimpen, 02 March – 6 April 2024

As a multifaceted artist, Bodil Ouédraogo views her work as visual stories that represent uncharted territories, seeking connections between seemingly distant worlds. In her most recent project, she explores this notion by embodying African wooden art from her father's personal collection, Mamadou Ouédraogo.

For SUPERFAN Bodil’s focus shifts towards the concept of collectivism. She is a fervent admirer of Mamadou’s (her father) collective vision.

“Within my father’s collection of West African sculptures, I find this collective presentation. Not one sculpture stands alone on a pedestal, but they are grouped as a collective. I admire the composition and the interaction between the bodies and poses of these sculptures.” She presented the collective work using the glass-made belly of a Baoulé sculpture as a lens, symbolizing the womb.

Baoulé belly – glass, metal string – Edition of 2
M’s Collective – screenprint on cotton, brown – Edition of 2
M’s Collective – screenprint on cotton, red – Edition of 2
M’s Collective – screenprint on cotton, blue – Edition of 2
Price on request, get in touch via bodil.ouedraogo@gmail.com