OF ROBOTIC SHRINES AND AUTO REINCARNATION – A REVIEW OF “POETICS OF MATERIAL MEMORY”
Poetics of Material Memory is a time capsule that cast’s life, identity and memory of second hand automobiles imported into…
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CHALE WOTE 2019 : CALL FOR ARTISTS
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Art + Design
CHALE WOTE 2019 : CALL FOR ARTISTS.
PIDGIN IMAGINARIUM ABSTRACT In the last 500 years, the African continent has provided free labour for the Western imperial project….
Poetics of Material Memory : Percy Nii Nortey points to liberatory models of being.
Poetics of Material Memory is a mechanical art experience showcasing the unique synthesis of second-hand machines (automobiles) imported to Ghana….
Music
SABOLAI RADIO 2017: A Trip into African Independent Music Experiments + Archiving
The 8th cycle of the SABOLAI RADIO Music Festival took place over the course of 6 magical days from December…
SABOLAI RADIO 2017: The LABS
In our 8th year of SABOLAI RADIO, we are thinking about the journey over the years and how important it…
SABOLAI RADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL : December 11 – 16, 2017
The 8th cycle of the SABOLAI RADIO Music Festival takes place with multimedia events happening throughout the week of December…
Culture + Politics
‘One Corner’ Dance & the Disruption of Social Conservatism in Ghana
“One Corner” is a cultural phenomenon and we need to observe it as such. We remember the commentary about #Azonto…
CULTURAL PRODUCTION IS THE BIG THING BUT GHANA MEDIA DEY SLEEP
During a press conference for my artist friend’s exhibition, a journalist claimed that Ghanaians were not interested in the visual…
#CHALEWOTE2017 Memo on Fraudsters Posing as Festival Representatives
Film + Photography
LIKE WATA, LIKE MATA: Chale Wote in the Goat Yard
THIS STROLLING GOATS edition takes place at different sites connecting James Town including James Fort, Brazil House and Bòdè (a storage…
A CHALE WOTE Meditation on James Fort
THIS STROLLING GOATS edition takes place at different sites connecting James Town including Brazil House, Franklin House and James Fort….
Boda Boda Lounge: African Video Art Festival Comes to Accra
Boda Boda Lounge is bringing a weekend of video art screenings to James Town beginning today. If you are a video…
Interviews
The Chaos in Silence: Vivian Cacurri’s Long Walk
“Sound by nature brings people together and also separates them,” believes VIVIAN CACCURI. This observation underpins the Brazilian multimedia artist’s…
Attukwei Clottey’s Therapy For Death And Longing
Surrounded in a sea of jerrycans, SERGE ATTUKWEI CLOTTEY and his group GoLokal stunned audience members this past Independence Day at…
JOSEPHINE KUUIRE ON GENDER, PHOTOGRAPHY AND TAKING THE LEAP
Digital artist JOSEPHINE KUUIRE is all about encouragement in an upcoming exhibition entitled Second Chance, offering hope to those dwelling…