DADA Gallery is pleased to present Jesse Akele, Kwadwo Asiedu and Theresa Weber for 1-54 London, from 12-15 October 2023.
Jesse Akele’s (b. 1995) work is concerned with investigating the inner life of her subjects and how this is moulded by experience. With subjects very much rooted in her world, Akele’s approach to painting them is a response to the qualities she has observed them radiate. She enjoys magnifying what can be perceived to be fleeting, sometimes small, moments and making them epic. She completed the MA Painting programme at the Royal College of Art in 2023.
Kwadwo Asiedu’s (b. 1987) practice revolves around the translation of nature through abstraction. He approaches art as a form of dialog, with an emphasis on what it means to feel a sense of stillness and equilibrium with the world. By highlighting the macro elements of flora and fauna in his paintings. Asiedu reaffirms a narrative where we, as a species, live in a more symbiotic relationship with the living environment.
Theresa Weber (b. 1996) seeks to question existing power hierarchies and fixed categorizations through multi-disciplinary installations and collaborative performances. With a dynamic approach, her works often refer to existing mythologies and historical research fields, which are communicated through dense collages and sculptural networks. These are mostly made out of culturally loaded materials that engage with the body from an anti- colonial perspective and reflect on hybrid identities. Her practice exemplifies the constant transformation within every tradition, which is represented through contemporary body-marks and archival techniques.