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Building on the body of work presented at the “Whispers Down the Lane '' solo show at Gallery 1957 in September 2022, Araba Opoku’s interest in the economy of water develops into broader research of ecosystems and human relations with the fluid element. Her surfaces, even more densified by layers of repetitive patterns and symbolic elements, turn fabric into rivers of meanings swishing and rustling softly before our eyes, making visible, underneath, the very molecules and veins of vivid water made in acrylic paint. The all-shades-of-blue palette is replaced by a brighter yet drier …