Of Presence and Absence

kó is pleased to present Of Presence and Absence, an exhibition featuring new work by British-Nigerian artists Motunrayo Akinola and Aisha Seriki.

Akinola and Seriki’s distinct practices both emerge from performative methodologies that question the politics of access, visibility, and belonging. Working largely within monochromatic palettes, both artists consider how history and ritual intersect, drawing on their experiences between Nigeria and the United Kingdom to reimagine concepts of representation and spirituality. While this exhibition places the two artists in conversation for the first time, both develop symbolic visual languages through immersive installations and share overlapping conceptual concerns.