"Nothingness" | Lawrence Kwakye
How can I be human?
Hybrid
BOB & I [Between open borders and Isolation]
Performances at Art Rotterdam week Feb 6-9/ 2020 for last updates follow the link below:
http://www.openartexchange.com/
Earlier episodes 1-3 were performed during the last 3 weekends of August 2019. Below the promo video by KSENIA ICE VIDEO.
BOB & I | Performances August 2019
Last August Bob & I episode 1, 2, 3 were performed by a team of 4 dancers from Mexico, Colombia, the Netherlands and Japan!
Work Update | jan 2020 | Magic
Magic is a new series of hybrid works. Textile Art based on Imprint mixed with painting and photography. Until now this is the most layered work I have ever done! To see the whole series until now choose paintings (submenu Magic) in the main menu or the link down below.
Glow works
Portrait series Ghana men | January 2019
Meet the Mirror man at the world of BOB & I
Photo Works
Work in progress
A new series of photo-collage prints are coming into creation. Here's a sneak peek!
Photo Works
Memory of Light
A series of photo-collage prints on Hannemuller paper mounted on Dibond. The series of 5 pieces is inspired on the first edition called Memory of Light and is part of the dance Performance Bob & I. For an overview of all the works click on the link below or go to 'photos' in the menu above.
http://www.kwakye.com/memory-of-light/
Diasporadical Statements
A Ghana Residency 2018 project | In this co-creation I have worked with Gerald Nsakie (Ghana) and Damon Davis (US). This creation is based on fashion and the Afrofuturism theme. Most of the materials of the setting are sourced locally.
Styling, bag & skirt design by Lawrence Kwakye (NL) Make up-art and signlaguage by Gerald Nsakie (Ghana) Music by Damon Davis (US)
Magic
A video about being in the In-Betweenworld.
Impact
A video artwork based on the BOB & I performance in February 2020 during Art Rotteramweek.