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“I’m not a solitary artist, but part of a community and I have a vision of art that can effect change rather than being about producing beautiful commodities for sale on the market. Perhaps that distinguishes my work – it departs from the European tradition.”

— Ibrahim Mahama

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“My hope is that a father will be walking with his son one evening and talk about what they see.”

“The dust needs to be removed. But otherwise the residue is there.”

"I want to be the kind of an artist that changes the narrative of art, and also the narrative of how people live and interact."

“My hope is to start conversations at a time when there are very few meaningful ones. My art is political in that sense – as well as aesthetic.”

"The jute sack can go on carrying other commodities until it ends up being used for charcoal and the material is stained and can no longer be used to transport anything."

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