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. h…