Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo

Zoarinivo Razakaratrimo (1956–2020), also known as Madame Zo, was a major figure on the Madagascar art scene. Her creative process is characterized by a relentless quest to experiment with the textile medium and revive ancestral Malagasy forms. Her work can be read as woven orality, where abstract motifs question Madagascar's environmental and sociopolitical issues and evoke its landscapes, totems, symbols and spiritual and poetic concepts. Her work was exhibited at the Dakar Biennale, Smithsonian Museum, and Fondation H, among others.