13/04/2026
Born in 1994 in Lomé, Foli Kossi Gérard TETE, also known as TESPRIT,is a self-taught artist.
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Tesprit invites us into the
contrasting world of the
Dzimakplao, the street children of Togo, and allows us to grasp the precariousness and vulnerability, but also the playfulness and
optimism omnipresent in the
daily lives of these children.
The artist works with worn flip-flops, recovered from the dumps of Lomé, each
of them containing a unique story, filled with perseverance and courage.
These thick but light layers of flip-flop soles, assembled on the canvas,represent poses and
actions drawn from the realities of the alleyways of Lomé and project us into the stories and life journeys of the Dzimakplao.
Simply immortalized in their everyday lives, these faceless figures are like anonymous portraits that reveal the difficult condition of children in the current, particular context of our era.
Intentionally colorful and luminous, her canvases offer a glimpse of joy and
hope.
Tesprit's work is an invitation to greater compassion,a call for kindness and
mutual support. A hope in
humanity.
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