Artist Talk
Thu Jan. 30, 2025,
6 p.m.
Reading from the book “BloodLetter” by Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju
followed by a talk with Alexander Wilmschen
The artist and author Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju combines poems, essays, letters and diary entries in her book “BloodLetter”. Her texts focus on questions of identity, belonging and migration. Her poetic and autobiographical reflection is connected to universal themes such as intergenerational trauma, family bonds and cultural transformation. The subsequent conversation with Alexander Wilmchen, curator of the exhibition, puts the literary text in dialogue with her visual work. (in English)