Untitled. 2017
I use mostly archival materials I collect from myriad communities and work on them to create fabulous installations with volunteers from migrant communities. Installations which speak into the lives of the communities I work with. My installations conceptually and symbolically response to stark problems of architectures and structures facing Africa in particular and the world at large in the wake of global migrant crisis.
Untitled. 2017
I use mostly archival materials I collect from myriad communities and work on them to create fabulous installations with volunteers from migrant communities. Installations which speak into the lives of the communities I work with. My installations conceptually and symbolically response to stark problems of architectures and structures facing Africa in particular and the world at large in the wake of global migrant crisis.
Untitled (Detail). 2017
I use mostly archival materials I collect from myriad communities and work on them to create fabulous installations with volunteers from migrant communities. Installations which speak into the lives of the communities I work with. My installations conceptually and symbolically response to stark problems of architectures and structures facing Africa in particular and the world at large in the wake of global migrant crisis.
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Frederick Bamfo
Ghana
Bamfo is a Ghanaian artist who is redefining Ghanaian modern art and architecture. He has been featured in various exhibitions locally and internationally. He served as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi where he obtained his BFA and MFA. Notable of his exhibition are: Incubarte 7 Biennale Exhibition in Valencia, Spain, Barclays L’Atelier Competition Exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa and Mediated: An Urban Projection Event in Indiana State University, USA. He has also featured in many contemporary magazines. The recent of them are the prestigious Art Reveal Magazine and Art International Contemporary Magazine. He was recently shortlisted for AIR Awards held in Africa Centre, South Africa.