Episode 9: Enam Gbewonyo

Enam Gbewonyo is a British-Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist working between the realms of textiles, movement, and performance. Exploring African diaspora experiences through her work, she notably examines the history of nude tights and the way the garment has marginalised women of colour in her Nude Me / Under the Skin series, which has been performed at Christies and the Venice Biennale. This year, Enam also developed a live streamed performance piece in response to the Tate’s Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exhibition. I couldn’t wait to talk to her about the parallels between textiles and dance, working collaboratively with creators from different art forms, and working as a Black female performance artist in 2021.