Overview
āThis issue lays bare the current complexities around representation, not only through photography but also film, architecture, and spaces for gathering,ā says Harris, who lived in Accra and taught at New York Universityās Ghana campus for seven years. āWhat does it mean to bring a multiplicity of identities into one sphere? In what ways do conflicting ideas rub up against each other?ā
Ghana has been a home for compelling photography since the late nineteenth century, from the output of the hundred-year-old Deo Gratias photo studio to the stylish midcentury visions of James Barnor. Aperture Issue #252 āAccraā features exclusive interviews with Zohra Opoku, whose textile-based works evoke mortality and resilience, and John Akomfrah, the celebrated filmmaker who throughout his career has dramatized ideas about heritage and belonging between Ghana and the UK, and who will represent Britain in the 2024 Venice Biennale. Photographs by the cover artist Carlos Idun-Tawiah, whose work is featured in a portfolio, will be presented by Aperture at the Armory Show in New York, September 7ā10.
āPhotography is a potent medium for situating history,ā says Obodai. āAccraā looks both to the archives that catalog Ghanaās pastāand the countryās central role in Pan-African thought and political activismāand to the visions of a new generation.
This book title, Accra (Aperture 252), ISBN: 9781597115490, by Aperture, Lyle Ashton Harris, Nii Obodai, published by Aperture (September 5, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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