Into the E-Metropolis / Akwasi Bediako Afrane (GH), Anwar Sadat Mohammed (GH), Cyrus Khalatbari (FR/CA)/Photo: vog.photo
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Into the E-Metropolis

Akwasi Bediako Afrane (GH), Anwar Sadat Mohammed (GH), Cyrus Khalatbari (FR/CA)

Into the E-Metropolis is a workshop-based initiative that focuses on reshaping the narrative of Ghana’s relationship with electronic waste.

A project that seeks to engage electronic device lifecycle workers such as second-hand dealers, repair people, scrap collectors/dealers, and local recyclers through intense discussions, and workshops where there will be hands-on experimentation with the electronic devices, alongside artistic interventions to create works of art that trigger sustainable practices with relation to electronic devices within Cape Coast communities in Ghana.
Into the E-Metropolis presents a documentary spotlighting the practices of some local electronic workers within the Cape Coast communities, while also capturing moments of intersection between Science, Technology, and the Arts towards a more sustainable practice within the communities during its workshop initiatives.

Bios

  • Photo: Afia Asare

    Akwasi Bediako Afrane

    GH

    Akwasi Bediako Afrane is a Ghanaian artist who lives and works in multiple regions within Ghana. His works explore the idea of augmentation or extensions between consumer technological gadgets, humans, and the environment. He works with discarded electronic gadgets which he refers to as “amputees”, and he refashions and repurposes these amputees into machines and micro-organisms he describes as “TRONS”, which become potential platforms and media for reflection, engagement, and interactions.

  • Photo: Fondjo Images

    Anwar Sadat Mohammed

    GH

    Anwar Sadat Mohammed is a Ghanaian multimedia artist. His works take the form of photographic composition of portraitures while exploring the daily human interactions within the environment and the unseen narratives that emerge as a result of these exchanges. He creates experimental documentary memories as a way of retelling stories of marginalized workers, whose activities play a major role within the Ghanaian community but are kept under the radar.

  • Photo: Alicia Dubuis

    Cyrus Khalatbari

    FR, CA

    Cyrus Khalatbari is an artist, interaction designer and PhD candidate of the joint program between the Geneva University of Arts and Design (HEAD–Genève, HES-SO) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). Cyrus bridges ethnographic fieldwork, Science and Technology Studies (STS) with arts and design methodologies in order to address the ecological implications of computing power and the digital while focusing on the Graphical Processing Unit (GPU).

Credits

This project has been developed and is presented in the context of the S+T+ARTS4Africa project. S+T+ARTS4Africa has received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No. LC-01960720.
This project has been developed and is presented in the context of the STARTS4Africa project. STARTS4Africa has received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No. LC-01960720. ,Presented in the context of the STARTS in the City project. STARTS in the City has received funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No. LC-01984766.