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https://shop.tate.org.uk/zohra-opoku-the-ba-of-my-body-is-my-ba...-2023/ed1081.htmlZohra Opoku
The ba of my body is my ba. It is the two cobras. It is the image of eternity, the lord of years. It is the ruler of eternity
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Opoku’s limited edition for Tate is connected to her recent body of work, The Myths of Eternal Life. Created in the wake of her cancer diagnosis, the work seeks to be healing and transformative. Photographs of her body, taken before and after she underwent radiation therapy, are overlaid by photographs of trees taken in a wintry park in Berlin during the same period. Bare tree branches are a reoccurring image in her work, suggesting a period of retreat before regeneration. The work references the Egyptian Book of the Dead, an ancient text which provides instruction of preparation for the afterlife. The title is a quote from the translation of the Book of the Dead of the Goldworker of Amun, Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Borrowing the language of the book, Opoku resists the confines of embodiment and mortality.
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- Artist Zohra Opoku
- Artwork The ba of my body is my ba. It is the two cobras. It is the image of eternity, the lord of years. It is the ruler of eternity
- Exhibition A World in Common
- Dimensions 70 x 70 cm
- Material Digital print on silk
- Edition Edition of 50, accompanied by signed and numbered certificate
- Date of work 2023
Selected solo exhibitions include Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris, 2023; Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Chicago, 2022; Prismes sector, Paris Photo, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Paris, France, 2019; Art Dubai, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018; Harmattan Tales, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2018. Group exhibitions include Eclipse, Athens Biennale (7th edition), Athens, Greece 2020; The Last Museum, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, 2021, and UN Women’s global exhibition, Malin Gallery, New York, NY, 2021. Her work is in the collections of the Cleveland Clinic Collection, Cleveland, Ohio; Faurschou Foundation, Royal Museum of Ontario, Canada; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Florida; CCS Bard College Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on -Hudson NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, and Tate, London. She lives and works in Accra, Ghana.
- Product Code S20405
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Delivery & returns
Delivery times
We aim to deliver shop products within:
UK – 1-2 weeks
European Union – 2-4 weeks
Rest of world – 2-4 weeks
Neon lights will be delivered in 2-4 weeks, as they are made in small batches and shipped separately from other items.
Delivery costs
We currently offer free standard delivery on UK orders over £60. Please note that this is offer is valid only online. Our other delivery costs are as follows.
For orders under £60:
UK – £3.60 per order
European Union – £15 per order
Rest of world (including non-EU European countries) – £28 per order
Limited editions
Due to the nature of our Limited Edition artworks, Tate offers rates for packaging materials to sufficiently protect the works and a fully insured, door-to-door courier service, for both UK and international shipping.
Rugs
Rugs are dispatched directly from the Christopher Farr workshop, so they will arrive separately from any other items ordered from Tate Shop.
For international shipping enquiries, please contact us at shop@tate.org.uk for quotes on delivery to selected countries.
Goldfinger + Tate furniture
As each item of furniture is made to order, delivery takes 12-14 weeks, and will arrive separately to any other items in your Tate Shop order.
Food & Wine
Our collection of food and wine is only available for delivery in the UK. We currently offer free delivery on wine orders over £100, using a specialist white glove service within the M25 area.
Wine: UK only – £20 per order
Please note that our wines can only be purchased by those aged 18 years and over. Customers will be asked to provide proof of age upon delivery.
Here’s more information on delivery.
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Here’s more information on refunds & returns.