D. Denenge Akpem
03 Jun - 02 Jul 2006
D. Denenge Akpem
June 3 - July 2
In a performance and installation that revises the storybook character Rapunzel, D. Denenge Akpem transforms herself into what she calls “a space sea siren hybrid human–jellyfish” replete with dangling lighted fiber-optic tentacles. She spawns a surreal environment where “afri-futurism,” the aquatic world, and fairy tales meet, while also subversively flirting with representations of black femininity, seduction, and repulsion and what constitutes a damsel-in-distress.
The artist leads a tour of this exhibition on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30 pm.
© D. Denenge Akpem
Sketch for Rapunzel Revisited: An Afri-sci-fi-sea-siren Tale, 2006. Courtesy of the artist.
June 3 - July 2
In a performance and installation that revises the storybook character Rapunzel, D. Denenge Akpem transforms herself into what she calls “a space sea siren hybrid human–jellyfish” replete with dangling lighted fiber-optic tentacles. She spawns a surreal environment where “afri-futurism,” the aquatic world, and fairy tales meet, while also subversively flirting with representations of black femininity, seduction, and repulsion and what constitutes a damsel-in-distress.
The artist leads a tour of this exhibition on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30 pm.
© D. Denenge Akpem
Sketch for Rapunzel Revisited: An Afri-sci-fi-sea-siren Tale, 2006. Courtesy of the artist.