Place: Cayenne
Born: 1977
Biography:
Mathieu Abonnenc is a French artist, researcher, curator, and film programmer born in 1977 in Cayenne, French Guiana. His practice engages with the cultural hegemonies that form the basis for the evolution of contemporary society, raising questions about the legacies of colonialism, the politics of memory, and the construction of identity through video, photography, installation, drawing, and exhibition projects.