Article: Carole Donkers
Sanatu Zambang ended January with an art exhibition dubbed the SCCA Tamale Challenge at the studios. the exhibition saw a great number of young talented artists in capital coming to showcase their craft and also network as well.
This exhibition was to diversify what art is in the capital and not just limit it to just music and movies like what people think it is.
This was the first of its kind in the studios and they hope to continue giving the opportunity to young budding talents in the capital to be heard. The theme for the challenge was “Memories of the past and future”.
At Sanatu Zambang, we believe in the creation and imaginative work of people and want to give everyone in the creative arts industry a chance to be heard, we do not reduce the creative arts industry to just music but a collective sector that has to do with crafts creation.
IN CONNECTION WITH “THE POWER OF CREATION” IN NORTHERN-GHANA.
His ceramic pots and paintings show a fascinating blend of Northern-Ghanaian and Universal influences. Of what is visible and what his hidden. Of nature and culture. He dares to innovate and experiment, for example with parts of a fridge that one finds as waste in nature.
Rashid Asigri is more than a very talented creative artist. He is also the designer and builder of the tools that support his creative process and output.
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IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT AFRICAN ART… – Raafi
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Talents 4 Humanity Abdul Raafi Mohammed, initiator of Sanatu Zambang, inspired talented youth to come together while creating their art works, leading to an exhibition at the Sanatu Zambang Studios.
The art that is created, speaks for itself. The process of creation from within, all that happens before the output is visible, is something we rarely appreciate or pay attention to. That is a beautiful journey to witness and be part of. I loved to hear the stories behind the pieces of art. –
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In my conversations with him around his work, I learned to know him as an intuitive and passionate human being.
He is proud of the Northern-Ghanaian culture and loves to bring what he does to the level of perfection. The machine he uses now was the result of many “trials and errors”.
He persisted until he realized the perfect machine for the type of ceramic pots/artworks he wanted to create. Observing him during the creation process and seeing the pots with my own eyes, he definitely succeeded in that mission.
Carole Donkers
