BOOTH 8
GAVIN GOODMAN
“Vela, meaning “to appear” or “to emerge” in Xhosa and Zulu, speaks to the heart of this series. These works reflect the surfacing of beauty from tradition and the unfolding of form into a contemporary space. They don’t replicate African heritage, but rather appear as something new — interpreted through minimalist restraint and personal vision. Each hand-painted piece is a quiet unveiling, drawn from traditional garments and reimagined through a modern lens.” Gavin Goodman
Edition of 1
Print on canvas with hand painted finish
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition of 3
Print on photo paper under plexiglas
Size = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Shipping fees and VAT non-included in the price
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“Vela, qui signifie « apparaître » ou « émerger » en xhosa et en zoulou, résume parfaitement l'essence de cette série. Ces œuvres reflètent la beauté qui se dégage de la tradition et l'épanouissement de la forme dans un espace contemporain. Elles ne reproduisent pas l'héritage africain, mais apparaissent plutôt comme quelque chose de nouveau, interprété à travers une retenue minimaliste et une vision personnelle. Chaque pièce peinte à la main est une révélation discrète, inspirée des vêtements traditionnels et réinventée à travers un prisme moderne.” Gavin Goodman
Edition de 1
Tirage sur toile avec finitions manuelles de peinture
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition de 3
Tirage sur papier photo sous plexiglas
Dimensions = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Couts d’expédition et TVA non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Filafriques gallery
📞+336 66 31 24 62
“Vela, meaning “to appear” or “to emerge” in Xhosa and Zulu, speaks to the heart of this series. These works reflect the surfacing of beauty from tradition and the unfolding of form into a contemporary space. They don’t replicate African heritage, but rather appear as something new — interpreted through minimalist restraint and personal vision. Each hand-painted piece is a quiet unveiling, drawn from traditional garments and reimagined through a modern lens.” Gavin Goodman
Edition of 1
Print on canvas with hand painted finish
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition of 3
Print on photo paper under plexiglas
Size = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Shipping fees and VAT non-included in the price
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“Vela, qui signifie « apparaître » ou « émerger » en xhosa et en zoulou, résume parfaitement l'essence de cette série. Ces œuvres reflètent la beauté qui se dégage de la tradition et l'épanouissement de la forme dans un espace contemporain. Elles ne reproduisent pas l'héritage africain, mais apparaissent plutôt comme quelque chose de nouveau, interprété à travers une retenue minimaliste et une vision personnelle. Chaque pièce peinte à la main est une révélation discrète, inspirée des vêtements traditionnels et réinventée à travers un prisme moderne.” Gavin Goodman
Edition de 1
Tirage sur toile avec finitions manuelles de peinture
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition de 3
Tirage sur papier photo sous plexiglas
Dimensions = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Couts d’expédition et TVA non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Filafriques gallery
📞+336 66 31 24 62
“Vela, meaning “to appear” or “to emerge” in Xhosa and Zulu, speaks to the heart of this series. These works reflect the surfacing of beauty from tradition and the unfolding of form into a contemporary space. They don’t replicate African heritage, but rather appear as something new — interpreted through minimalist restraint and personal vision. Each hand-painted piece is a quiet unveiling, drawn from traditional garments and reimagined through a modern lens.” Gavin Goodman
Edition of 1
Print on canvas with hand painted finish
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition of 3
Print on photo paper under plexiglas
Size = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Shipping fees and VAT non-included in the price
——————————————————————————
“Vela, qui signifie « apparaître » ou « émerger » en xhosa et en zoulou, résume parfaitement l'essence de cette série. Ces œuvres reflètent la beauté qui se dégage de la tradition et l'épanouissement de la forme dans un espace contemporain. Elles ne reproduisent pas l'héritage africain, mais apparaissent plutôt comme quelque chose de nouveau, interprété à travers une retenue minimaliste et une vision personnelle. Chaque pièce peinte à la main est une révélation discrète, inspirée des vêtements traditionnels et réinventée à travers un prisme moderne.” Gavin Goodman
Edition de 1
Tirage sur toile avec finitions manuelles de peinture
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition de 3
Tirage sur papier photo sous plexiglas
Dimensions = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Couts d’expédition et TVA non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Filafriques gallery
📞+336 66 31 24 62
“Vela, meaning “to appear” or “to emerge” in Xhosa and Zulu, speaks to the heart of this series. These works reflect the surfacing of beauty from tradition and the unfolding of form into a contemporary space. They don’t replicate African heritage, but rather appear as something new — interpreted through minimalist restraint and personal vision. Each hand-painted piece is a quiet unveiling, drawn from traditional garments and reimagined through a modern lens.” Gavin Goodman
Edition of 1
Print on canvas with hand painted finish
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition of 3
Print on photo paper under plexiglas
Size = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Shipping fees and VAT non-included in the price
——————————————————————————
“Vela, qui signifie « apparaître » ou « émerger » en xhosa et en zoulou, résume parfaitement l'essence de cette série. Ces œuvres reflètent la beauté qui se dégage de la tradition et l'épanouissement de la forme dans un espace contemporain. Elles ne reproduisent pas l'héritage africain, mais apparaissent plutôt comme quelque chose de nouveau, interprété à travers une retenue minimaliste et une vision personnelle. Chaque pièce peinte à la main est une révélation discrète, inspirée des vêtements traditionnels et réinventée à travers un prisme moderne.” Gavin Goodman
Edition de 1
Tirage sur toile avec finitions manuelles de peinture
Size = 140 x 105 cm
Edition de 3
Tirage sur papier photo sous plexiglas
Dimensions = 100 × 75 cm or 140 x 105 cm
Couts d’expédition et TVA non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Filafriques gallery
📞+336 66 31 24 62
JOSEPH EZE
This work by Joseph Eze is an original work.
Technique = Acrylic, Deskjet print-outs, magazine cut-outs, and gold leaf on canvas.
Size = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Words from the artist:
In SPOTS AND THREADS series, the Artist imagines a blend of pre-21st century Igbo hair culture with 21st century cultural signifiers like the Internet (represented by the worded circles).The figures in this series are fantasized ideal women who are both historical and contemporary. They are women who straddle past and present eras .
Taxes & Shipping fees non-included in the price
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Cette oeuvre de Joseph Eze est une pièce unique
Technique = Acrylique, impressions Deskjet, découpes de magazines et feuilles d'or sur toile.
Format = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Mots de l'artiste :
Dans la série SPOTS AND THREADS, l'artiste imagine un mélange de la culture capillaire Igbo d'avant le 21ème siècle avec des signifiants culturels du 21ème siècle comme l'Internet (représenté par les cercles). Les figures de cette série sont des femmes idéales fantasmées qui sont à la fois historiques et contemporaines. Ce sont des femmes qui chevauchent les époques passées et présentes.
Taxes & frais d’expédition non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Carine Biley
📞 + 336 66 31 24 62
This work by Joseph Eze is an unique piece.
Technique = Acrylic, Deskjet print-outs, wallpaper, foil, gold leaf on canvas
Size = 122/122 cm.
2024
Delivery options:
Pick up can be arranged from the exhibition location
Home delivery worldwide
Words by the artist:
FIGURES IN ARCH series borrows from the gold and symmetry of ancient Byzantine art to depict strong images of black hair. The Victorian fashion tries to confer opulence to the images and the stories they bring. The ancient "Owu" hair thread asserts it's undying presence in the works in virtual and tangible forms to draw the viewer into some sort of enriched physical interactions.
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Cette oeuvre de Joseph Eze est une pièce unique.
Technique = Acrylique, impressions Deskjet, papier peint, feuille d'aluminium, feuille d'or sur toile.
Format = 122/122 cm.
Options de livraison :
Enlèvement possible du lieu d’exposition
Livraison à domicile dans le monde entier
Mots de l'artiste : La série FIGURES IN ARCH emprunte à l'or et à la symétrie de l'art byzantin ancien pour représenter des images fortes de cheveux noirs. La mode victorienne tente de conférer de l'opulence aux images et aux histoires qu'elles véhiculent. L'ancien fil de cheveux « Owu » affirme sa présence indéfectible dans les œuvres sous des formes virtuelles et tangibles afin d'attirer le spectateur dans une sorte d'interaction physique enrichie.
Contact :
Carine Biley
📞+41 76 714 58 01
✉️ geneve@filafriques.com
This work by Joseph Eze is an original work.
Technique =Acrylic, Deskjet print-outs, magazine cut-outs and gold leaf on canvas.
Size = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Words from the artist:
The TOTEM SERIES presents another version of the Artist's story about black hair. Just like literal totem poles embody a people's history, this series is the artist's attempt at capturing the essence of past hair culture of his native Igboland in eastern Nigeria. In each of the pictures, a figure embodies other figures within itself, like a fertile woman determined to give birth to continuous stories that could preserve this cherished hair culture.
Taxes & Shipping fees non-included in the price
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Cette oeuvre de Joseph Eze est une pièce unique
Technique = Acrylique, impressions Deskjet, découpes de magazines et feuilles d'or sur toile.
Format = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Mots de l'artiste :
La SÉRIE TOTEM présente une autre version de l'histoire de l'artiste sur les cheveux noirs. Tout comme les totems incarnent l'histoire d'un peuple, cette série est la tentative de l'artiste de capturer l'essence de la culture capillaire passée de son Igboland natal, dans l'est du Nigeria. Dans chacune des images, une figure incarne d'autres figures en elle-même, comme une femme fertile déterminée à donner naissance à des histoires continues qui pourraient préserver cette culture capillaire chérie.
Taxes & frais d’expédition non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Carine Biley
📞 + 336 66 31 24 62
✉️ carine@filafriques.com
This work by Joseph Eze is an original work.
Technique =Acrylic, Deskjet print-outs, magazine cut-outs and gold leaf on canvas.
Size = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Words from the artist:
The TOTEM SERIES presents another version of the Artist's story about black hair. Just like literal totem poles embody a people's history, this series is the artist's attempt at capturing the essence of past hair culture of his native Igboland in eastern Nigeria. In each of the pictures, a figure embodies other figures within itself, like a fertile woman determined to give birth to continuous stories that could preserve this cherished hair culture.
Taxes & Shipping fees non-included in the price
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Cette oeuvre de Joseph Eze est une pièce unique
Technique = Acrylique, impressions Deskjet, découpes de magazines et feuilles d'or sur toile.
Format = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Mots de l'artiste :
La SÉRIE TOTEM présente une autre version de l'histoire de l'artiste sur les cheveux noirs. Tout comme les totems incarnent l'histoire d'un peuple, cette série est la tentative de l'artiste de capturer l'essence de la culture capillaire passée de son Igboland natal, dans l'est du Nigeria. Dans chacune des images, une figure incarne d'autres figures en elle-même, comme une femme fertile déterminée à donner naissance à des histoires continues qui pourraient préserver cette culture capillaire chérie.
Taxes & frais d’expédition non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Carine Biley
📞 + 336 66 31 24 62
✉️ carine@filafriques.com
This work by Joseph Eze is an original work.
Technique =Acrylic, Deskjet print-outs, magazine cut-outs and gold leaf on canvas.
Size = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Words from the artist:
The TOTEM SERIES presents another version of the Artist's story about black hair. Just like literal totem poles embody a people's history, this series is the artist's attempt at capturing the essence of past hair culture of his native Igboland in eastern Nigeria. In each of the pictures, a figure embodies other figures within itself, like a fertile woman determined to give birth to continuous stories that could preserve this cherished hair culture.
Taxes & Shipping fees non-included in the price
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Cette oeuvre de Joseph Eze est une pièce unique
Technique = Acrylique, impressions Deskjet, découpes de magazines et feuilles d'or sur toile.
Format = 122 × 122 cm
2024
Mots de l'artiste :
La SÉRIE TOTEM présente une autre version de l'histoire de l'artiste sur les cheveux noirs. Tout comme les totems incarnent l'histoire d'un peuple, cette série est la tentative de l'artiste de capturer l'essence de la culture capillaire passée de son Igboland natal, dans l'est du Nigeria. Dans chacune des images, une figure incarne d'autres figures en elle-même, comme une femme fertile déterminée à donner naissance à des histoires continues qui pourraient préserver cette culture capillaire chérie.
Taxes & frais d’expédition non-inclus dans le prix
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Contact :
Carine Biley
📞 + 336 66 31 24 62
✉️ carine@filafriques.com
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ALEXIS PESKINE
Alexis Peskine’s work centres on questions of identity. Of Afro-Brazilian and Russian heritage, he draws on this dual lineage to reflect on the Black experience in its many forms. Constantly travelling, he approaches his practice as an ongoing investigation and hopes to complete artist residencies across all fifty-four countries of the African continent. His signature works are large mixed-media portraits of the African diaspora, created by hammering nails of varying sizes into wood stained with hibiscus, curcuma and indigo. By applying gold, silver and palladium leaf to the nail heads, he produces powerful images that recall the Minkisi “power figures” of the Congo Basin. In Ouro Verde, developed in collaboration with FILAFRIQUES, Peskine explores healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions, particularly the Candomblé of his maternal family. Using Swiss earth and plants with therapeutic properties to stain the works, he highlights unexpected parallels between African and European healing knowledge.
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REGGIE KHUMALO
Reggie Khumalo is a South African fine artist and motorbike adventurer whose artistic journey is deeply intertwined with his passion for philanthropy. In 2017, he embarked on a transformative odyssey from Cape Town to Cairo, seeking to explore the essence of his creativity while spreading Ubuntu and supporting underprivileged children's education across Africa.His encounters with the kindness of strangers, the resilience of women, and the struggles of children profoundly shape his artistic vision. Upon returning, Khumalo translates these experiences into vibrant, intimate portraits that reflect his deep reverence for African culture and storytelling.Khumalo has exhibited at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Marrakech (2023) New York (2024, 2025) London (2024,2025). He has partnered with various organisations to fund educational and humanitarian projects across Africa and is the founder of Residency Ubuntu, an art residency in Tanzania.
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GAVIN GOODMAN
Gavin Goodman, born December 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa, is an award-winning commercial and fine art photographer. He was named a 2021 Hasselblad Master in the Fine Art category and has spent the last 20 years honing his craft and original point of view as an image maker.
He began his career as a cinematographer in the local film industry before transitioning to still photography. Bringing with him a deep understanding of storytelling, lighting, and composition, he has worked on many prestigious advertising campaigns with respected agencies worldwide. However, his true passion lies in his personal work.
Gavin's fine art photography is influenced by the traditional African culture that surrounded him throughout his upbringing. While drawing from African aesthetics, he reinterprets these influences through a modern, minimalist approach, defined by soft pastel tones, balanced compositions, and a refined, contemporary aesthetic.
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JOSEPH EZE
Joseph Eze was born in 1975.
He continues to focus on experimental works and processes in his Lagos based studio, ISINKA. In keeping with a visceral fascination with textures, he searches out diverse mediums to infuse into his works, and by so doing investigates the boundaries of what is possible in materiality as well as the potentials of dynamic materials.
He draws on themes of nostalgia, identity, fantasy and stereotypes to produce works that are as visually captivating as they are reflective.
He has been involved in several solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, projects and art fairs including a 2021 year-long exhibition on black hair, TEXTURES, at the Kent State University Museum.
Recently, his body of work, STORIES FROM A BARN (part 1 and 2) featured in two successful solo exhibitions in Abidjan in March 2024 and in Geneva in January 2025. His works aso debuted in the AKAA art fair (Also Known As Africa)in Paris in October 2024.
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