Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani
Togo / Stuttgart, Germany
Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani
Coronapocalypse
Video performance, 5 min.s, 2020
The video "Coronapocalypse" refers to the coronavirus pandemic. In the video, the artist fights against the coronavirus COVID-19, an infectious disease and invisible enemy that has caused the death of many people and plunged the world into fear and uncertainty.
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Biography
Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani was born in Togo and currently lives in Stuttgart (Germany). Graduated from the College of Arts and Crafts in Kpalimé (Togo), his artistic practice encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media, photography and video.
His work deals with African identities, as well as social and global issues.
His exhibitions include the 23 rd International Encounters Traverse Video in Toulouse, France (2020); the 22 nd Postcards from the Edge at Bortolami Gallery in New York City (2020); 13 th Havana Biennial/ FIVAC Festival in Cuba (2019); WNDX Festival of Moving Image in Winnipeg, Canada (2019); the 1 st International Video Art Forum in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2018); 18 th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh in Dhaka (2018); NSK State Pavilion at the 57 th Venice Biennale in Italy (2017); Time is Love.10 at ZKM Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany (2017); Ephesus Video Art Program at Pera Museum in Istanbul, Turkey (2016);„Protest“ at Hazard Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa (2015), among others. He has earned numerous prestigious awards for his work, including the Leonardo Da Vinci International Prize 2020 in Florence, Italy; the Artfacts Performance Awards 2019 in Berlin, Germany; the Giotto International Prize 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal; Finalist at the Global Art Awards 2018 in Dubai, UAE; Best Video Art Prize at the 17 th International Film Festival „Zoom-Zblizenia“ 2014 in Jelenia Gora, Poland.
