ARTIST · WASHINGTON / PARIS

Barbara Bitondo was born in 1968 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and grew up in Kinshasa, Jakarta, Tunis, and Rome. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo, Barcelona and Washington, DC. Although photography was her primary medium in the early part of her career, she has for the last decade focused on fiber and textiles — applying traditional techniques, cross-disciplinary practices, experimental processes, and material innovation. Bitondo creates work in three main categories: Tableaux, Tapestries, and Texts. Her creations using paper, fabric, or a combination, are sculptural in nature. They are