The artwork ‘Portrait of an elegant lady’ is all about perspective. It is a portrait of a dark-skinned woman caught in pleasure. Only the artist truly knows her history. Like everyone living in the public eye, we are allowed our speculations.

In her portrayal of the female body, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye has perfected her manipulation of photography and collage. Through her process of distorting the photographs of her subjects, the Nigerian conceptual artist investigates her ideas of perception.

With a focus on African art, democratising the art world means levelling the barriers that have made it difficult for African artists to make a career while working on their craft, and acknowledging the need for an equitable and diverse art market.