Another day and the curtain draws to a close on another addition to Ghana's flavourful art scene.
Self-taught photographer, Kwabena Ofori-Darkwa, entreated the public his first solo exhibition entitled, "Photography in Obscurity", as he alludes by defining obscurity before ponderously asking how this tends to inform human activity. Citing an example of one of his works, "The Cascade, The mist", he points out how generally in the early days, waterfalls were viewed as places of worship whereas they are now seen from a lens of "places of capitalistic opportune".
Curiously, in putting out this body of black and white adapted photography, Kwabena combines works from both Ghana, where he currently resides, and Zambia, where he began his practice. His conceptual focus on nature and its relation and significance to humanity as a personal quest for deeper understanding in life is what drives him to produce his work.
An artist conversation was held to mark the end of the two-week long exhibition. Co-director of Foundation for Contemporary Art - Ghana, who played hosts to the exhibition, thanked the audience for their attendance and reaffirmed the openness of their space for art research and practice.
Ofori-Darkwa's "Photograhy In Obscurity" has courageously and remarkably, called our attention to re-examine a key element - the 'Zone System of fine art photography introduced by the great American photographer, Ansel Adams.