I like to create portals so people can switch dimensions and make new connections
Lawrence Kwakye
Dance Performance
BOB & I [Between open borders and Isolation]
UPDATE August 2019 | Two new episodes Lightness of Being and Mixed messages
All episodes 1-3 were performed during the last 3 weekends of August 2019. Below the latest video / trigger 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!
Installation
Have your own BoB & I experience! Being human you need your freedom ‘open borders’ But you also need ‘Isolation’ to see who you are and where you are going. Identity Is to be meaningful and startst with being recognized.
Bob & I In other words: “To live within restrictions and freedom”
A Cube for the mind.
As a designer and artist I created a portal between different worlds trough which people can move from one world to the other and can make transition happen. Movement makes the mind free and open to new ideas. I think we need living rooms for the mind because there is no room for the human mind anymore these days. By creating a cube for the mind I try to give humans space ‘to be’. There is a landscape inside where your soul can be recognised. The landscape of Imprint. I want to invite people to enter the cube and have an experience of their own.
Lawrence Kwakye | 19.02.2019
Painting the Elements
Just finished a small series based on the 4 elements Earth, Air, Water & Fire and inspired by the performance "Memory of Light" episode 1 of Bob & I.
Painting Portals
At the moment I am working on a new series of paintings based on the principle of openess, transparancy and isolation. Figurative v.s. abstract and I want to explore different dimensions of perception.
To see more press the direct link below or just use the menu button above to navigate.
http://www.kwakye.com/portals/
Glow works
Portrait series Ghana men | January 2019
Photography
A brand new 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. The works can be seen at #Open ArtExchange in Schiedam during the Back to Human exhibit till May 5 th.
For an overview of all the works click on 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)
