Hélène Amouzou

In Between, 2025

In Between is a series of black and white photographic portraits by the Togo-born, Brussels-based photographer Hélène Amouzou. Drawing on her own experience, her work explores themes of exile, identity, migration and visibility. These portraits are the outcome of artist-led workshops with members of Praxis, an East London charity that supports migrants and refugees. They feature symbolic objects chosen by the sitter that represent them, their country of origin or their life in London whilst the recurring suitcase motif represents transit and flux. Amouzou creates a sense of invisibility through her distinctive technique of using long film exposures and movement.

In Between is Amouzou’s first public art commission and The Line’s third iteration of Longitudinal Dialogues, a programme that takes its location on the Greenwich Meridian as a starting point for global cultural exchange. In Between connects the Royal Docks, with its history as a key place of arrival for people from around the world, and the Greenwich Meridian, on which the UK and Togo are both located. Additional participant portraits and audio recordings are available HERE on The Line’s website and its digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects App.

The development of the commission has been supported by Hélène Amouzou’s residency at London Museum Docklands in April 2025, where she was given access to their collection and met with Senior Curator, Jean-François Manicom.

The Line will be hosting an in-conversation event with Amouzou and Manicom at the Good Hotel at 7pm on 18 June 2025. For more information go to our Events Page.

Courtesy of the Artist

Co-curated with Arup Phase 2