Identity, Art and the Spaces Between
The journey we inherited meets the land where art is life.
Within the dialogue between memory and contemporaneity, Kwabena Lartey's work emerges as a vital and resonant force.
Through a layered and critically aware visual language, Lartey does more than reinterpret the photographic legacies of Trevor Cole and Giovanna Aryafara — he reactivates them, extending their narratives into the present moment.
His practice transforms the archive into a living presence, weaving together cultural inheritance, diasporic identity, and contemporary imagination. Each intervention becomes a space of reflection and renewal, where past and present intersect, challenge one another, and evolve.
In this exhibition, Kwabena Lartey stands as a creative bridge across histories, geographies, and perspectives — an artist who renders cultural continuity as something dynamic, urgent, and profoundly alive.
Acrylic, oils and charcoal on canvas. Each piece a bridge between ancestral memory and contemporary vision.
Acrylic and oils on canvas · 150 × 150 cm
Among the Mumuila (Mwila), elder women are known for their sculptural hairstyles shaped with "Oncula" and their layered bead necklaces — symbols of identity and continuity. Across communities, elders safeguard rituals, guide decision-making, and sustain spiritual connections.
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Acrylic, oils and charcoal on canvas · 91 × 91 cm
This work reflects the quiet innocence of a young boy from the West Indies. Childhood, though brief, is a time of openness and unguarded trust — a softness that slowly hardens as the world teaches competition, caution, and restraint.
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Acrylic and charcoal on canvas · 90 × 100 cm
This piece captures the quiet innocence of a young girl from the West Indies. Childhood is often a fleeting passage — a gentle shift from the openness and ease of youth to the layered expectations of adulthood.
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Acrylic and oils on canvas · 150 × 150 cm
In urban and semi-urban areas, many elderly women work as street vendors known as Zungueiras, admired for their resilience and the grace with which they carry heavy loads balanced on their heads. Through art, these visual traditions become a powerful form of global education.
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Each print is produced according to high conservation standards, ensuring chromatic depth, precision, and long-term durability. Editions are limited and numbered (30 copies per work), preserving their exclusivity and collectible value.
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We warmly invite you to join us for the global launch of our works combined Issue 12/13 limited 54 Magazine edition book — a project especially close to our hearts. Presented through an intimate exhibition, this moment is a celebration of identity, artistic expression, and the powerful, living legacy of African ancestry across continents and generations.
25 February — 1 March 2026
5 — 10 March 2026