Born in Hamilton, Canada (b. 1978)

Kapwani Kiwanga

Transfer III, 2023

Wood, Pernambucopigment, copper, glass beads
© Kapwani Kiwanga

Kapwani Kiwanga. Photo by Angela Scamarcio.

“The question of ephemerality is important in terms of my study of flux, change, and mutability. Things can always be rewritten. The materials I work with tend to be quite fragile and unstable... The work asks us to be continually active in consideration of ourselves, our pasts, our future.”

—Kapwani Kiwanga