Ibrahim Mahama's abundant artistic harvest
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His monumental installations excavate Ghana's past and build firm foundations for the country’s artistic future. Ibrahim Mahama has represented his country at the Venice Biennale and established three cultural hubs in northern Ghana, nurturing creative communities for generations to come.
His new exhibition "The Harvest Season" has filled the Fondation Cartier in Paris with artwork interrogating the commercial, industrial and cultural consequences of decolonisation, inviting nine other artists to show work alongside his own pieces.
We also talk about the historical charge of found objects and textiles, and the inspiration he draws from Nigerian writers Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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