emo de medeiros is a beninese-french artist born in 1979 in cotonou, benin. he currently lives and works in cotonou and paris, exploring themes of transculturalism, transforming identities, post-colonial representations, and globalization as a worldwide hybridization and mutation. background and education after spending his childhood and teenage years in cotonou, benin, emo de medeiros moved to france to pursue an academic education. he graduated from ecole normale supérieure in paris where he studied history, sociology, and anthropology. he then continued his training at the ecole nationale…