Born in 1993 in Kumasi, Ghana
Lives and works in New Haven, USA
Emmanuel Amoakohene was born and raised in Kumasi, Ghana and received his BFA from Rutgers University (2020). Amoakohene’s work probes the everyday textures of his milieux to reflect on time and memory. His practice oscillates between traditional, experimental, conceptual and material possibilities of drawing. This culminates into ensembles that utilize drawing, printmaking, collage, photographs and installation. His works employ materials such as charcoal, ink, and tape, as well as wooden structures that extend the boundaries of his pieces, creating spaces of dislocation between scenes. He encourages viewers to linger and find meaning in his works as mediated through their own subjectivities. Recurrent in his work are motifs of constraint, the in-betweenness of diasporic identity, and transformation.
