SB15 tour: Old Al Dhaid Clinic
Photos and information of artworks at the Old Al Dhaid Clinic. SB15, 7 February - 11 June 2023. Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi, based on a concept by Okwui Enwezor.
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Sunshine Day. 2022
33 wheelchairs and 33 drawings
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Ibrahim Mahama’s work grapples with themes of migration, globalisation, economic exchange and colonialism. His large-scale installations surface narratives of capitalism, global trade, crisis and injustice in materials reclaimed from the built environment of his native Ghana. The installation in Al Dhaid comprises Sunshine Day (2022) and Shine a Light (2022), an assemblage of found objects, including abandoned desks, reclaimed commode chairs, handwritten textbooks and other school furniture combined with Polaroid pictures of institutional buildings in Ghana. Together, the objects create a timeline of a country and its people, claiming the right to their independence from the British coloniser—a journey that came to an end 65 years ago.
(Text at the exhibition. © Sharjah Art Foundation)
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Work at Kalba Ice Factory
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Photos and information of artworks at the Old Al Dhaid Clinic. SB15, 7 February - 11 June 2023. Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi, based on a concept by Okwui Enwezor.