{"id":528,"date":"2026-03-22T13:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T20:48:22","slug":"blakfofiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/blakfofiz\/","title":{"rendered":"BLAKFOFIZ \u2014 BIOGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WILFRIED VINCENT AD\u00c9WAL\u00c9 \u2014 BLAKFOFIZ<\/strong><\/p>

Franco-Beninese contemporary Afro-visual artist, born to a Beninese father and a Breton mother. Founder of Maison FOFIZ \u2014 Creator of \u00c0\u1e62\u1eb8KEMET.<\/p>

Blakfofiz develops a practice at the crossroads of art, research, and consciousness. Nourished by contemporary Pan-African thought\u2014in particular Amzat Boukari-Yabara<\/span><\/span>, Kalala Omotunde<\/span><\/span> And Th\u00e9ophile Obenga<\/span><\/span> \u2014 his work questions dominant narratives, systems of representation and the construction of imaginaries.<\/p>

\u00c0\u1e62\u1eb8KEMET \u2014 from the Yoruba \u00e0\u1e63\u1eb9 (creative power) and Kemet (\u00abblack land\u00bb, ancient name for Egypt) \u2014 is an artistic system where the act of creation becomes an act of transmission, linking ancestral memory, intellectual reflection and contemporary forms.<\/p>

His work is part of an Afro-futurist dynamic: a reinterpretation of the past and present to project new futures, through hybrid and symbolic visual forms.<\/p>

A trans-medium practice<\/strong><\/p>

Blakfofiz creates:
\u2013 original digital works (Photoshop, without generative AI)
\u2013 oil and acrylic paints
\u2013 resin sculptures
\u2013 three-dimensional creations based on physical paintings<\/p>

Each work is part of a global research project, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.<\/p>

Research and construction of a universe<\/strong><\/p>

In early 2026, he began a thorough structuring of his universe by developing a set of figures, symbols, and concepts derived from his research. This evolving universe aims to offer an accessible and insightful interpretation of contemporary historical, cultural, and philosophical issues.<\/p>

His work lies at the intersection of visual art, critical reflection, and an attentiveness to living things. He explores how perceptions of reality can be constructed, influenced, or transformed\u2014an approach that echoes ancient philosophical concepts such as the allegory of the cave. Plato<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>

Residency & Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>

In 2024, he created five large-format oil paintings during a residency at the Maison des Cultures Sobo Bad\u00e8 (Senegal). These works are exhibited at Niani Beach Dialaw (Toubab Dialaw).<\/p>

A unique journey<\/strong><\/p>

A former high-level athlete, he transposes sporting rigor into his artistic discipline. Since 2021, and more intensely since 2025, he has been building a coherent and expanding body of work, conceived as a comprehensive artistic system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WILFRIED VINCENT AD\u00c9WAL\u00c9 \u2014 BLAKFOFIZ Artiste plasticien afro contemporain franco b\u00e9ninois, issu d\u2019un p\u00e8re b\u00e9ninois et d\u2019une m\u00e8re bretonne. Fondateur de Maison FOFIZ \u2014 Cr\u00e9ateur d\u2019\u00c0\u1e62\u1eb8KEMET. Blakfofiz d\u00e9veloppe une pratique \u00e0 la crois\u00e9e de l\u2019art, de la recherche et de la conscience. Nourri par les pens\u00e9es panafricaines contemporaines \u2014 notamment Amzat Boukari-Yabara, Kalala Omotunde et […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453,"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions\/2453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maisonfofiz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}