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Artist
Ibrahim Mahama
b. 1987, Tamale, Ghana · Ghanaian · Based in Tamale & Accra, Ghana
- MFA in Painting and Sculpture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, 2013)
- BFA, KNUST (2010)
- Monumental Architectural Wrappings
- Jute Sacks
- Found Industrial Trains
- Installation
Ibrahim Mahama creates monumental installations from used jute sacks, shoeshine boxes, railway materials and architectural fragments tied to Ghana’s commodity economy. Working with large teams, he also builds cultural institutions in Tamale.
Installation; textile; social practice
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Ibrahim Mahama on history and heritage
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Major Works
- 2015Out of Bounds
- 2017Non-Orientable Nkansa
- 2015–18A Grain of Wheat 1918–1945
- 2019Parliament of Ghosts
- 2014Labour of Many
- 2023Purple Hibiscus
- 2012Kawara
- 2012 onwardOccupation Series
- 2016Straight Line Through the Carcass of History
- 2021Capital Corpses
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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