Nando Nkrumah

Nando Nkrumah is a German-Ghanaian artist who advocates for empowerment and accessibility to spaces, particularly in Germany, through his art. Drawing from a multifaceted life and diverse perspectives of his environment, he weaves them into expressive images, installations, and interventions.

His artistic expression encompasses not only painting and drawing but also digital works, exploring the interplay of past and future while challenging normative and hegemonic societal constructs. His creative process serves as a powerful tool for liberation, aiming to break free from restrictive paradigms and redefine social relationships within society. By merging traditional and futuristic elements, Nkrumah initiates speculative future scenarios and utopias, as well as surreal and futuristic worlds to trigger profound processes of transformation within the NOW.

Nando Nkrumah not only uses visual form as an instrument of empowerment but also views the medium and the mode of use of the exhibition space itself as effective tools to overcome barriers and reconfigure localities and narratives. With this goal in mind, the artist frequently employs augmented reality interventions or projections to challenge the significance and taken-for-granted perception of colonial monuments and structures. Through the use of virtual sculptures and projections, he initiates critical reflections on the historical legacies embedded in these structures.

This approach, in which art, tradition, critique, and visions of the future merge, can be understood as an intimate process of self-empowerment and emancipation. Nkrumah's work creates new points of connection and reference, inviting collective reshaping of the future. His artistic practice functions as a catalyst for communal explorations, enabling us to collectively paint a picture of a utopian future.