Artist Talk: salt 17

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-06:00

410 Campus Center Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Utah 84112 | Salt Lake City

Utah Museum of Fine Arts
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Artist Talk: salt 17
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Adama Delphine Fawundu in conversation with Yvonne Mpwo
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 6–8 pm | Free

Join artist Adama Delphine Fawundu as she discusses her work and the exhibition "salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu" in conversation with Yvonne Mpow. This free artist talk in the Dumke Auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts will deepen your understanding of the works on view in the latest "salt" exhibition and their connection to the UMFA’s African Art collection.
The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Brazil, Nigeria, and Utah, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African Art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.
https://umfa.utah.edu/event/salt-17-artist-talk
"salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu" Curatorial Sponsor: Erica and Ben Dahl
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