INTRODUCTION

The traces of our lives are made up of memories that connect us to the source.

“[W]Here Now” reflects on the role of water as a conduit to the essence of our lives. This water constantly flows to map the pathways of our identities and remind us that we all come from somewhere.

Water is a vessel and connection to the source of all life that carries our stories, histories, and power. But where do we go to remember? And how do we know the importance of the importance of things we are re-membering? Because not all memories come from us, but a collective and generational pool of experience.

Our exhibition space becomes this site of memory where we conjure up what is already in us to better understand our place in the world.

Like Toni Morrison puts it –– all water has perfect memory and etched within us all are rivers, lakes, and seas that are trying to get back where they were – The source.

Just like water our artists are mapping out and activating different memories through creating. Neither time nor centuries of oppression have been, and can erase Africans’ true heritage. We’ll always find a way.
DATES: 11 - 17 June OPEN DAILY: 10 - 6PM
 


BENJAMIN SENCHEREY
Benjamin Sencherey’s art fuses the rich tapestry of Ghanaian culture with the timeless allure of Renaissance imagery, emboldened by the luminous elegance of gold leaf, inviting viewers on a journey through history, tradition, and the eternal pursuit of beauty.

As an artist, educator, and architect, Sencherey’s embodies a spirit of creative exploration and cultural exchange. His artistic practice seeks to push boundaries by depicting the gory of the black body through his reference of the cultural movement.

Sencherey considers himself a dynamic and innovative contemporary visual artist occupied with painting and photography. He examines complex transitions from image to artwork, discussing concepts of ownership and authorship and the aura of an image as an artwork; with this process, I am able to discuss topics and dive into a realm of black culture.



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Supported by: Landis & Gyr Stiftung, SüdkulturFonds, Swisslos-Fonds Basel Stadt
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Supported By: Landis & Gyr Stiftung, and SüdkulturFonds.