Ghana

^{Posted on Thursday 21st February, 2008}

Art Exhibition in Aid of Malaria Prevention ends in Accra

^{By John Owoo}

^{An exhibition of paintings, photographs and sculptures by the French Ambassador in Accra and his friends in aid of the Infanta Malaria Foundation, an NGO working on the prevention of malaria ended recently at the Alliance Francaise in Accra. Artists, who exhibited alongside the French Ambassador H.E. Pierre Jacquemot included Samar Zakhour, Nana Anoff, Samuel Sackey, Massimo Wanssi and Madey Ohui Ofoe, who severally and collectively raised topics that closely related with architecture, history and culture.}

^{H.E. Pierre Jacquemot, for example, showcased photographs of windows and doors of ancient slave castles in Ghana that have been “touched” in a way that expertly reveal the architecture, mood and the skills of people who worked on these castles as well as the history behind them.}

^{His water colours captured beach scenes with fisher folk set against buildings, animals and trees. Breathtaking images included landscapes from the towns of Labaranga, Dixcove and Nzulezo – the famous stilt village.}

^{Guests discussing the displays at the exhibition.}

^{In some of his works, the Ambassador allows a great deal of light, thus letting them to sparkle not only with radiance but also life, energy and messages that grab and sustain the attention of the viewer.}

^{Elongated female figures by the young painter Nana Anoff look gorgeous in their specially designed frames, which form an integral part of the artwork. He carefully ties the works with ropes and twines thereby creating a unique fusion of frame and artwork.}

^{Guests share a light moment at the exhibition}

^{He employs the use of cool colours in his paintings of children and women while embellishing and adorning them with jewels. In other works, Anoff ties pieces of wood with twines and glues cowry shells on frames to create exciting works that comment on socio cultural activities.}

^{Metal sculptures by Massimo Wanssi comprise of discarded vehicle parts, wires and metal sheets gathered from street corners and turned into all kinds of figures, images and shapes. These include humans, reptiles, birds as well as abstracts.} 

^{Works by Mardey Ohui Ofoe, who is also the president of a female photographers association, encompass black and white photographs of canoes perched on slow flowing picturesque rivers and lakes alongside human legs in various positions.}

^{Water colours by Samar Zakhour revolve around doors, archways and profiles of huge buildings that have been “draped” in light. Her buildings radiate peace, tranquillity and splendour as they comment on the current and past structural designs of buildings.}

^{The exhibition was organised, sponsored and presented by the Alliance Francaise in collaboration with the French Embassy in Accra.}

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