(Modern Ghana) – Three Ghanaian photographers – Nii Obodai, Nyani Quarmyne and Nana Kofi Acquah would represent Ghana at the 2011 edition of ‘Rencontres de Bamako’, an African photographic biennial, which opens on Monday, November 1 in the Malian capital, Bamako.
Obodai’s pictures, which are drawn from a book titled ‘Who Knows Tomorrow’ – a joint effort with Franco Algerian photographer Bruno Boudjelal, is one of the first books on contemporary art pictures in Ghana that examines the various facets of modern day Ghana.
Images of Quarmyne that would be on display vividly reveal the dramatic effects of climatic change on the coast of Ada, which obviously serve as an eloquent testament on the effects of erosion and the ever frequent tidal waves that pound the coastlines of Ada.
Acquah, on his part, will exhibit disturbing pictures from an open slaughter house at James Town, a suburb of Accra. The photos conduct an insightful foray into health and environmental implications, not only to the people of the community, but also the city at large.
Their selection follows a workshop for a number of photographers in Accra moderated by French photographer Denis Dailleux, and a further working visit by Laura Serani, an audio visual curator and co-artistic director of ‘Rencontres de Bamako’ 2011, who also examined the works of other photographers.
Dubbed ‘For a Sustainable World’, ‘Rencontres de Bamako’ 2011 will feature an examination of the search for a sustainable world with the intention of drafting a status report and paying particular attention to the signs and forms of possible resistance.