Isaac Nana Opoku
Isaac is a multidisciplinary artist and designer from Tema, Ghana, experimenting across the full scope of digital and analog media. Their process is quite spontaneous and intuitive, resulting in imagery that is often surreal, otherworldly and afrofuturist. Their work and worlds are extensions of their fascination with oneness, meditation and play, and revel in the mystical quality of what they do.
They also explore themes such as technology, climate and African knowledge systems in my work. Born from a disillusionment with colonial norms, Isaac’s practice aims to ‘decolonize imagination’ by investigating alternative ways of being and challenging established paradigms.
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Over the last decade, a significant part of my creative practice has revolved around weaving. This has led them down a deep rabbit hole which has included forming partnerships with weavers across Ghana, creating an online kente customizer blending technology and tradition, collaborating on archives of regional textiles, exploring generative kente design, co-curating an exhibition on innovative Ghanaian weaving, and starting a project on human-AI entanglement through weaving.
Influenced by this deep fascination with weaving and indigenously produced fabrics, Isaac is interested in exploring the impact of colonial heritage on contemporary artisanal culture and textile production. They are particularly curious about how art-led interventions and new imaginaries can inspire novel stories, encourage sustainable innovation and ultimately invigorate the industry with positive energy, growth and fervour.
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Woven in Wa
The digital reflection Untitled, created by Isaac Nana Opoku, resonates with and responds to the experiences gained during his one-month residency at MuCiv in Rome, Italy. It not only reflects on the residency itself but also extends into the post-production phase, exploring the ongoing processes and transformations that follow the residency experience.