A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for @miaghogho Miaghogho’s debut solo exhibition at BERJ, a truly electrifying evening filled with thought-provoking conversations, deep reflection, and meaningful engagement with her transformative body of work. This exhibition marks a significant milestone—not just for Mia, but for the Busua residency program, as she becomes the first artist-in-residence to showcase in Accra.
Mia’s work is an intricate tapestry of ecological consciousness, cultural history, and storytelling. Rooted in Black Feminist Ecological Thought, her paintings explore the delicate balance between land, labor, and belonging. Throughout her time in Busua, she immersed herself in the landscape, foraging natural pigments and working with earth-sourced materials to create a body of work that speaks to both the fragility and resilience of our environment. Her compositions reflect on the impact of illegal gold mining, the weight of history, and the enduring connections between people and place.
The exhibition space was alive with conversations—discussions of sustainability, the power of storytelling through art, and the importance of artists engaging with their environments in a meaningful way. Her striking portraits, layered textures, and intuitive patterning invite us to reconsider our relationship with the land and the histories embedded within it.
We are immensely grateful to Salley Polley @sallysallying and Nana Yaa Poku Asare Boadu @lalanana7 , whose expert curation provided the perfect setting for this dialogue, allowing Mia’s work to be experienced in a way that honored its depth and complexity.
For those who could not join us, there is still time to experience this groundbreaking exhibition, which remains on view at BERJ until February 16th, 2025. We encourage you to come, engage, and reflect on the urgent questions Mia poses through her work: How do we care for the land? What stories does it hold? And can we listen before it’s too late?
