Carlos Idun-Tawiah (b. 1997) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Accra, Ghana. Inspired by Africa’s rich visual archives, he draws on childhood memories and family albums to construct fictional stories. Obaasima (2021), for example, follows a young woman on her journey to and from a hair appointment. In Sunday Special (2022), the artist recollects growing up in a Christian and Ghanaian household; the photographs play with nostalgia to distil the ambience of Sundays in Accra. Boys Will Always Be Boys (2023) is an ode to boyhood, friendship and leisure. “I seek to share how the mundane things of life mean more than we realise. A nine-inch football brought us together on a dusty pitch for hours, and little things like chasing sunsets with kites felt like therapy. This body of work is a rendition of brotherly love, and a wishful thought for the endless possibilities that can exist in a world of shared passion and belonging.” carlosidun.com
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