Jean David Knot

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JEAN DAVID NKOT’S WORK PUTS FORWARD THE INVISIBLE FIGURES OF THE MARKET ECONOMY. HE RECALLS THE FIGHT ARLBETWEEN BODIES OVER THE TERRITORY. If he dedicates his large-scaled portraits to representing those whose work serves a consumption society with endless needs, the Cameroonian artist extends his research on ore extraction started in 2020 and leads a scientific work inspired by an archaeological approach. Whilst archaeology focuses on dead bodies and items from past civilisations buried underground, Jean David Nkot conducts what he calls archéologie des corps (archeology of the bodies). Doing so, he explores and documents the life trajectory of people working under the ground, seeking the ores that will give life to the technological goods distributed over the world.

text: BY MICHAËLA HADJI-MINAGLOU. Courtesy: AFIKARIS Paris