Addoley Dzegede (GH/US)
Addoley Dzegede’s primary point of departure here is the history of indigo as well as the shifting popularity of the color blue in the west throughout history. She reimagines forms and imagery found while researching the history of the dye’s processing and distribution. Working from diagrammatic illustrations and borrowing from the aesthetics of market vendors and textile artisans, Dzegede renders fossilized records of the pigment’s cultivation.
Addoley Dzegede is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist who grew up in South Florida. She currently lives in Rotterdam, NL where she is a Fulbright awardee in Craft to the Netherlands. She is half of the collaborative duo, LAB:D, with Lyndon Barrois Jr.
Hand Overhand (Trade Bead)
Acrylic and oil paint on joint compound on foam, 36 x 26 x 19 cm
2022
Photo by Bjarke Johansen
Enquire
Cortina
Ice dyed (reactive dye) cotton, thread and pleating tape, 109 x 65 cm
2022
Photo by Bjarke Johansen
Enquire
Installation view from the exhibition Mercantile
Mixed media
2022
Photo by Bjarke Johansen
Enquire
Installation view from the exhibition Mercantile
Mixed media
2022
Photo by Bjarke Johansen
Enquire
Click/tap image to see full size
Hand Overhand (Trade Bead)
Acrylic and oil paint on joint compound on foam, 36 x 26 x 19 cm, 2022
Enquire
Click/tap image to see full size
Cortina
Ice dyed (reactive dye) cotton, thread and pleating tape, 109 x 65 cm, 2022
Enquire
Click/tap image to see full size
Installation view from the exhibition Mercantile
Mixed media, 2022
Enquire
Click/tap image to see full size
Installation view from the exhibition Mercantile
Mixed media, 2022
Enquire
Addoley Dzegede, Prince of Darkness, 2022
Photo by Bjarke Johansen