Baatonu

Paterne DOKOU

2023 • France • Acrylic, Organic material on Canvas , Wood

16 x 12 in

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Paterne DOKOU

France

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Medium : Acrylic, Organic material on Canvas , Wood
Framing : Framed
Dimensions : 16.1x12.2in

About this artwork

Identification scarification of the BAATONU, a people of northern Benin. In this ethnic group, scarification plays a very important role in the hierarchy, it allows to identify very precisely the origin of the members in the community and it has an initiatory and warlike dimension.

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Paterne DOKOU

France

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Beninese visual artist Paterne Dokou explores painting, sculpture, photography, and textiles, drawing on a rich self-taught and academic background. His Cut and Paste technique combines Xwéda scarification, recycled materials (rubber, burlap), and a cutting and collage gesture evoking traces and repair. Through his profound, hybrid style, he weaves powerful narratives about memory, identity, and collective resilience, conveying an intense emotion of dialogue between past and present, tradition and modernity, without ever forgetting ecological responsibility.

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