In The Studio: Emma Prempeh, In Residency at @gasfoundation Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, at work and talking about identity, family, history, existentialism, spirituality and more that make up this body of work and current solo exhibition on view: “YOU WERE, YOU ARE, AND YOU ALWAYS WILL BE” • 10 September - 22 October 2022 Tiwani Contemporary Lagos. 13 Elsie Femi Pearse Street Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria⁠ “You were, you are, and you always will be, is a recent body of works representing my exploration of interior spaces pictorially colliding with aspects of my personal history. My thoughts whilst making this series were to build an environment around these moments to physically weave around and between, to grasp moments of familiarity, expectation and nostalgia. My reflections are about how we exist within spaces of (in)tangible realities that are present and simultaneously experienced as metaphysical: spiritual, supernatural, or transcendental.” Emma Prempeh⁠ About Emma Prempeh⁠:⁠ @reclus__e lives and works in London. She has recently completed her residency at Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, a Nigerian non-profit founded by Yinka Shonibare CBE dedicated to facilitating international cultural exchange and developing creative and research practices through residencies and collaborations. Emma Prempeh⁠ studied at Goldsmiths University of London graduating in 2019 winning the Alumno/Space bursary award for 2020. She recently attended MA Painting at the Royal College of Art under the LeverHulme Trust Arts Scholarship winning the Valerie Beston Trust Arts award for 2022. 🎥 Credit: Yinka Babalola @island.sunsets @gasfoundation @shonibarestudio #tiwanicontemporary #tiwanicontemporarylagos #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #gasresidency #savethedate #lagosartscene #explorelagos #thingstodoinlagos #nigeria