b. 1974 in Kano, Nigeria. Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.
Biography
Otobong Nkanga experiments with a wide variety of methodologies, materials and techniques in investigating the notion of territory and its role as a source of power and conflict, and attitudes towards achieving a balance between the exploitation and the sustainability of natural resources. Her drawings, installations, photographs and performances examine the social and topographical relationships that individuals maintain with their environment, tracing the intersections between nature, politics and colonialistic economics.