MONOGRAPH LAUNCH AND SYMPOSIUM

EXHIBITION MONOGRAPH LAUNCH AND SYMPOSIUM

ZEITZ MOCAA

June 6, 2026

CapeTown, South Africa

Zeitz MOCAA presents a one-day symposium and book launch focusing on the work and artistic practice of Ghanaian-German artist, Zohra Opoku, in the context of their career survey exhibition titled, We Proceed in the Footsteps of the Sunlight, on view at Zeitz MOCAA until 4 October 2026.

The purpose of this convening is to engage critically and affectively with Opoku’s work, and the multiple thematic concerns that shape her practice. Rooted in her local context of Ghana, Opoku’s work extends outward to her maternal ancestral ground in Germany, while also attuning itself to contemporary discourses shaping cultural and political life across the African continent and its global diaspora. This gathering will unfold through a series of panel discussions, moderated by members of the Zeitz MOCAA curatorial team alongside cultural practitioners who contributed to the development of the exhibition monograph and its contents.

The programme will include the launch of the exhibition monograph, a publication offering critical reflections on the work of Opoku. These include contributions by curator Dyhandra Lawson, Accra-based curator and cultural practitioner Assumpta Dickens, and writer Delali Ayivor. As well as a thought-provoking interview between curator Lauren Tate Baeza and the artist. The publication is further enriched by an essay from Dr Greer Valley, Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs at Zeitz MOCAA, alongside introductory texts by co-curators Beata America and Dr Phokeng Setai, which frame both the conceptual and material journey of the exhibition. Each of the monograph contributions engages one of the three elemental themes around which the exhibition is anchored: Ground as Belonging, Breath as Spirit, and Self as Shoreline. The publication is designed by Keenan Oliver.