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Bernard Akoi-Jackson
Peintre, Ecrivain/ne
Ghana
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English
Bernard Akoi-Jackson (b.1979) is an artist and writer who interrogates hybrid post-colonial African identities, through ephemeral, make-shift memorials and performative rituals of the mundane. He graduated with an MFA from the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in 2006.
Using critical absurdity, he moves between genres; dance, poetry, installation, photography and video to confront the complexities of his specific cultural moment. In Akoi-Jackson's work, 'jest' is as serious and profound as 'clout,' so that a balanced dose of these become the crux of his expression.
His work has been shown in group and solo exhibitions in venues across Ghana, including the Nubuke Foundation Accra; Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon; Goethe-Institut Accra; Centre for National Culture, Kumasi; Alliance Française, Kumasi and Accra. Internationally Bernard Akoi-Jackson‟s work has been shown in Germany at the ACC Galerie, Weimar; Halle 14, Leipzig and Monte dos Ciprestes, Sintra, Portugal.
In 2012 his One Minute video: “Marking Time” was featured in a group show at the Slade Research Centre, The Slade School of Fine Art. His writing tracks the development of contemporary Ghanaian and African visual art and culture. He has contributed regularly to ArtFOCUS, Accra, and has written essays for several exhibition catalogues. Since 2006, Akoi-Jackson has facilitated Kofi + Amma e.V Workshops in Ghana and also in Germany. He lives and works in Tema where he also teaches art at the Tema International School.
Using critical absurdity, he moves between genres; dance, poetry, installation, photography and video to confront the complexities of his specific cultural moment. In Akoi-Jackson's work, 'jest' is as serious and profound as 'clout,' so that a balanced dose of these become the crux of his expression.
His work has been shown in group and solo exhibitions in venues across Ghana, including the Nubuke Foundation Accra; Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon; Goethe-Institut Accra; Centre for National Culture, Kumasi; Alliance Française, Kumasi and Accra. Internationally Bernard Akoi-Jackson‟s work has been shown in Germany at the ACC Galerie, Weimar; Halle 14, Leipzig and Monte dos Ciprestes, Sintra, Portugal.
In 2012 his One Minute video: “Marking Time” was featured in a group show at the Slade Research Centre, The Slade School of Fine Art. His writing tracks the development of contemporary Ghanaian and African visual art and culture. He has contributed regularly to ArtFOCUS, Accra, and has written essays for several exhibition catalogues. Since 2006, Akoi-Jackson has facilitated Kofi + Amma e.V Workshops in Ghana and also in Germany. He lives and works in Tema where he also teaches art at the Tema International School.
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