Sebastien Boko,
Sebastien Boko
has a hereditary knowledge and passion for wood. It is a
family belief that the blood mixes with the sap and is
imbued into the work. Indeed, after his studies, it was at
his father's workshop in Zogbodomey in Benin that he began
learning to carve wood.
In 2009, he met other artists
and worked along side them for several years. These
formative years as well as the sculptural residences in
which he has participated have fed the development of his
work considerably. Although the sculpture is his main
profession, Boko doesn't hesitate to express himself through
other forms including performances, installations, slam
poetry, and music which explains the diversity and
uniqueness of his work.
While developing a work on the
theme VEILS he has produced a sculptural series with a
mixture of materials such as wood, metal and symbolistic
objects of mixed media including padlocks and sections of
chains. During his career so far, he has participated in
exhibitions and symposiums in Benin, Austria, Switzerland,
Turkey, China, Japan, Tanzania, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast
and Togo.