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An African Jesus
Rhoda Woets This painting might come across as an interpretation of what an African chief looks like. But it is not. What is it then? The painter depicted Jesus Christ here as part of a series of the Stations of … Continue reading
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The Pulpit: media and religion in Ghana
Rhoda Woets This picture does not show a church, nor a dark night club or an art installation that mocks Christianity. I took this picture in the commercial TV3 studio in central Accra on the set of a popular reality … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Africa, appropriation, Christianity, consumption, dichotomy, entertainment, Ghana, media, religion, television, transforming
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Fantasy coffins in Ghana and abroad
Rhoda Woets What is this? Is this an object at a pop-art exhibition? Or maybe a big toy-truck? It is neither. The picture shows a coffin at a funeral in Ghana’s capital city Accra. The Bedford truck coffin in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, art, ceremony, circulation, coffin, craft, funeral, identity, museum
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