Object trouvé and objects made from coloured tissue paper.
The painted wooden sculpture follows in the tradidion of West African "Colonist" and comes from a Senegalese bazaar. Its iconogrphy has been thoroughly jumbled: the shape of the face, headgear, and clothing combine elements from Africa, Europe and Islam. In addition to moulding of the figure, made from coloured tissue paper, Dörthe Bäumer thematizes present-day Africa, situated between tradition, everyday life, and representation.