Museum exhibition
Ibrahim Mahama’s large-scale installations employ materials gathered from urban environments, junkyards, or abandoned buildings. These can include remnants of wood, metal, or jute sacks, but also historical textiles that transmit previously silenced memories and stories. In realising E PAIN ME as well as IN THE GARDEN, the two sculptural tapestries he puts in conversation with HKW’s historic architecture, Mahama employs stitching techniques inspired by traditional weaving practices widely found across West Africa.
12 July – 17 September 2023
HKW, Berlin, Germany
