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‘Black Lives Matter’ movement stirs Ghanaian artist in COVID-19 limbo

After Senegal closed its borders in March, the internationally renowned visual artist had  to remain in Dakar (Photo: Instagram @zohraopoku)

A tear slipped down the cheek of Ghanaian-German artist Zohra Opoku as she recalled how the global Black Lives Matter movement had kindled her pain and anger while she was stranded away from home due to coronavirus lockdowns.

After Senegal closed its borders in March, the internationally renowned visual artist had no option but to remain at a residency in Dakar, where she had been creating large textile collages to explore her self-image after a cancer diagnosis.

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