Nnena Kalu presented a commissioned body of work for Manifesta 15

ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu exhibited a commissioned, site-sensitive sculptural installation in Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana biennial. Exhibiting in Tres Xemeneies (The Three Chimneys) an old power station, the work explored space, scale and materiality through repetitive sculptural processes using textile, tape and mixed media, contrasting with the industrial setting.

Nnena’s installations often begin with multiple compact ‘cocoons’ of textiles and paper tightly packed in tape. With an emphasis on colour and volume, these spheres are then clustered together around frameworks and structures. Nnena’s installations become an extension of her physical movements, focusing on the relationship between the artist’s body, space and sculptural forms.