Meet artist Henry Obeng at this reception for his new exhibition We Exist. The exhibition is in The Diane Endres Ballweg Gallery on the 3rd floor of Central Madison Public Library. Obeng will give a brief artist talk starting at 7pm.
More Information About The Exhibition:
We Exist is an ethnographic art project that delves into the lives of African immigrants in Wisconsin, particularly in the Madison area. This work captures their shared experiences of navigating life and legal challenges while living in anonymity. Central to this project is the use of dark cotton fabrics, a material that not only represents the African community but also evokes the deep historical ties between African heritage and the cotton industry.
More Information About The Artist:
Henry is a Ghanaian born artist who received a BA in Fine Art from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. Henry’s passion for Hand Papermaking led him to do his graduate work in Design Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Making use of hand papermaking and photographic processes, his graduate work has explored ideas informed by the natural world and his observations and experiences as an international person moving between cultures.