I Am What You See 2
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This body of work is a work in progress to re-introduce and open up conversations about other forms of existence within the body other than the binary - male and female - in Ghana. It explores this through African spirituality and Ghana’s pre-colonial history.
In the Dagara community amongst the people of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, within African spirituality, women perform certain rituals in order to build their masculine energy. It is believed that both women and men must work on balancing their sexual energies. When one gender's energy becomes more powerful than the other, it causes an imbalance within the community. During the ritual, the women dress up as men, with beards and moustaches, and perform the warrior dance young men learn as they are being initiated into manhood. The ‘female father’ known as the ‘pure’ ensures that the masculine energy is built. Everything about her carries a masculine energy - from her physical features to the tone of her voice. She is usually mistaken for a man.
Artist +-
Ngminvielu Kuuire
Ngminvielu Josephine Kuuire is a Ghanaian photographer, digital artist and filmmaker living and practising in Accra, Ghana. She is inspired by her everyday life and uses her personal experiences to interrogate and explore established social systems of identity, sexuality, gender and social roles within the Ghanaian context.
Kuuire was awarded the Portraits Ghana Photography Prize in 2017, organised by the Embassy of Netherlands in Ghana and Nuku Studio. In 2018, her work was shortlisted as one of the top 10 finalists in Ghana for the Kuenyehia Art Prize for contemporary artists.
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Donation +-
Based on our agreement with the artist, 15% of the pre-VAT price excluding frames will be donated to support the social movement. Donation will be given to LGBT+ Rights Ghana.
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