Ibrahim Mahama

A conversation with Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama whose installations address themes of labour, circulation of goods and globalisation, and whose practice is charactarised by the use of materials collected from urban environments, which he manipulates and transforms in collaboration with communities in Ghana.  On the occasion of his permanent site-specific installation at Palazzo Diedo in Venice Three Little Birds, and his exhibition If These Are The Things at APALAZZOGALLERY in Brescia, Ibrahim speaks to Alayo from within If These Are The Things about his childhood and experience of art education in Ghana, taking influence from everywhere and the three institutions he has established in Northern Ghana: The Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art, a museum space run by artists and curators, the vast studio complex, Red Clay which comprises exhibition spaces, research facilities and a residency, and Nkrumah Volini, an educational institution.Janus the inaugural exhibition at Palazzo Diedo in Venice, is open until 24th November 2024. IF THESE ARE THE THINGS is open at APALAZZOGALLERY in Brescia until 22nd September 2024.Keep up with us:Ibrahim: @ibrahimmahama3Alayo: @ablackhistoryofart @alayoakinkugbe