He began with the practice of painting in 2014 and turned to photography from 2016. He is at once a street photographer, photojournalist, set photographer and surrealist photographer.
Always seeking to surprise the viewer, the artist plays with ambiguity around the notion of reality. Through his work, Khalifa Hussein highlights man and his environment in a surreal way, through a psychic dimension that is often uninterpretable.
The artist reflects on things that only the imagination can truly understand, plunging viewers into eternal questioning. For the young photographer, man must be determined to acquire knowledge, moving away from ignorance. Knowledge is essential to our evolution; it opens our minds, makes us capable, gives us wings.
Since 2017, his work has been the subject of various exhibitions. In 2020, he won the Kuenyehia Prize in Ghana.
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L’appel à candidatures est dédié aux artistes visuels 18/40 ans, résidant au Bénin ou béninois résidant sur le continent.
Les candidats doivent également être non représentés (en contrat) avec une galerie.
L’éligibilité de chaque candidat reste à l’appréciation de l’organisateur (voir détails dans le règlement ci-dessous).
Pour déposer votre candidature, il suffit de remplir ce formulaire en fournissant les informations obligatoires (*).
Les participants doivent également déposer un portfolio de leur travail (5 à 10 œuvres, template ci-dessous si besoin) ainsi qu’un projet d’exposition en lien avec la thématique 2024 (détaillée ci-dessous) qui fera l’objet de l’exposition du futur lauréat lors de la foire AKAA en octobre 2024 à Paris.
The call for applications is dedicated to visual artists aged 18/40, living in Benin or Beninese living on the continent.
Candidates must also be unrepresented (under contract) with a gallery.
The eligibility of each candidate remains at the discretion of the organizer (see details in the rules below).
To apply, simply fill in this form with the required information (*).
Participants must also submit a portfolio of their work (5 to 10 artworks, template below if required) as well as an exhibition project in line with the 2024 theme (detailed below), which will be the subject of the future winner’s exhibition at the AKAA fair in October 2024 in Paris.