Platform A// In conversation with Serge Attukwei Clottey
Multikids Inclusive Academy is hosting a number of events over the next couple of weeks, hosting famous local artists and performers. The first happening 22 November 2016, featuring a local artist of international acclaim, Serge Attukwei Clottey. You are cordially invited to this special evening with artist Serge Attukwei Clottey. Known for his work that examines the powerful agency of everyday objects. Working across, installation, performance, photography and sculpture, Clottey explores narratives of personal, family and collective histories often relating to trade and migration. Based in Accra and working internationally, Clottey the creator of Afrogallonism, an artistic concept that comments on consumption within modern Africa through the utilisation of yellow gallon containers. Through cutting, drilling, stitching and melting found materials, Clottey’s sculptural installations are bold assemblages that act as a means of inquiry into questions of form and history. As the founder of Ghana’s GoLokal performance collective, Clottey sees art as a way to transform society. With aspects of activism prevalent in his practice, his works challenge convention and advocate the importance of creativity.
Venue: Multikids Inclusive Academy, New Otinshie, Adjiringanor. East Legon, Accra
Date: 22 Novemeber 2016
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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