May 4th 2005- May 28th 2005
Berliner Kunstprojekt gallery (Berlin)
“Sarcophagus, Ghanaian Style, or The funeral of a Dreamer”
SARCOPHAGUS, Ghanaian Style, or THE FUNERAL OF A DREAMER, curated by ANNA FRANTS.
Among hosts of inevitable events stored for every one living, none is so mystifying in its essence than the phenonmenon of death. Most cultures have religious and philosphic systems, rituals, and certain principles of social order that facilitate the living to accept the death of their neighbors. For Ghanaians, death is by no means a mournful event, but a logical completion of one’s life’s journey. The funeral is a feast in honor of a well-lived life and the coffin plays a special symbolic role in cermeonies. Continue reading ““Sarcophagus, Ghanaian Style, or The funeral of a Dreamer””