Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Christopher Thomond.
Ibrahim Mahama
Born in 1987, Tamale, Ghana
Lives and works in Accra, Ghana, Tamale, Ghana
Overview
Exploring themes of globalisation, economic exchange and migration, Ibrahim Mahama creates monumental installations made of materials defined by urban environments. The Ghanian artist is best known for his stitched together with jute bags, made with help of his collaborators who are usually intranational, local and urban immigrants, and echoing West African traditional use of fabrics. Mahama then drapes the stitched bags over buildings, thereby engaging with the politics of physical spaces by cr...Read more