Interview
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20 Jan 2026
Kofi Adjei on wire, weight and shadow
“The shadow is half the work. I just don’t get to sign it.”
Ahead of New Territories, Kofi Adjei talked to us about drawing in steel and why he keeps his studio lights on a dimmer.
The suspended works are lit from one side only, so the wall drawing changes as visitors move and as the day goes on.
On editions
Each Line Study is made ten times by hand, which means no two are identical. He prefers it that way.
Words by
Sipho Maseko
