Fatric Bewong
Ghanaian artist and teacher
Fatric Bewong is an artist and educator who lives and works in Accra. Her interdisciplinary practice traverses the studio, the classroom, and the field. Bewong sculpts with reused materials and sound improvisation with the intention to revalue them as formal objects which are colorful and plentiful yet sublime in potentials on large scales and varied scopes. Through photographs and video of herself dressed under the guise of Mother Earth (it is symbolic of the environment from which life thrives), she re-contextualises traditional Ghanaian proverbs to open up dialogues and discussions on class systems, labor, love, healing, self-care and self-actualization.
Early life and education
She studied earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hartford, Connecticut in 2019. in her work, she explores the relationship between colonization, consumerism, waste, pollution, and more.
Career
Bewong's artistic practice crosses multiple mediums including sculpture, painting, performance, video and photography. She often uses reclaimed and reused materials as formal objects in her work and incorporates performative elements, sometimes dressing as symbolic figures such as Mother Earth. Her work explores relationships between environmental materials, cultural narratives, labour, and social identity.
Exhibitions and Projects
Bewong has exhibited her work in Ghana, the United States and Europe.
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