Kwabena Fordjour
Moving Without Moving
Curated by Kukua Kweku-Badu
Berj Gallery, Accra is proud to announce the gallery’s first solo exhibition Moving Without Moving by Kwabena Fordjour (b.1990, Ghana), running from November 2 to December 3, 2025.
Based in Accra, Kwabena Fordjour holds the belief that our mobility culture mirrors our inner desire to connect and realize our “self”, delving into the socio-economic impact of urban vehicular motion cycles on daily commuters. This new body of work presents episodic scenes that together explore the vulnerability of everyday motion in Accra—including its beauty both in imagery and narrative—as a vehicle for highlighting inequities in urban mobility.
Through a personal exploration of daily commuting, transportation routes, and human interactions, Fordjour’s impasto compositions unfolds in the expansion of the city’s urban footprint, which is characterised by traffic congestion, rising motorisation rates, and increasing pollution, making commute times long and modes of transport uncomfortable. Despite serving only a privileged few, private cars occupy 75% of road space, leaving alternative commute options-such as trotros and taxis-as more affordable options for most commuters. Out of this exploration, Kwabena Fordjour acknowledges how we perform our humanity in shared spaces impacts others. How does one hold themself up in this fast paced age? He surmises that bus stops, taxi and lorry stations become terminals, serving as connecting devices of a sense of commonness as we navigate these daily routes.
This immersive show invites us on a sensory journey of contemplation on the social and political climate of our time. Accompanying these new paintings is an installation of sculpture and sound, documenting the mundane moments of commuting.
Excerpt from curatorial text by Kukua Kweku-Badu.
Join us for the opening reception on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from 5pm to 9pm at 37 Labone Crescent, Accra. The exhibition will be on view through December 3, 2025.
Contact: edwin@berjartgallery.com
Kwabena Fordjour
Moving Without Moving
Curated by Kukua Kweku-Badu
Berj Gallery, Accra is proud to announce the gallery’s first solo exhibition Moving Without Moving by Kwabena Fordjour (b.1990, Ghana), running from November 2 to December 3, 2025.
Based in Accra, Kwabena Fordjour holds the belief that our mobility culture mirrors our inner desire to connect and realize our “self”, delving into the socio-economic impact of urban vehicular motion cycles on daily commuters. This new body of work presents episodic scenes that together explore the vulnerability of everyday motion in Accra—including its beauty both in imagery and narrative—as a vehicle for highlighting inequities in urban mobility.
Through a personal exploration of daily commuting, transportation routes, and human interactions, Fordjour’s impasto compositions unfolds in the expansion of the city’s urban footprint, which is characterised by traffic congestion, rising motorisation rates, and increasing pollution, making commute times long and modes of transport uncomfortable. Despite serving only a privileged few, private cars occupy 75% of road space, leaving alternative commute options-such as trotros and taxis-as more affordable options for most commuters. Out of this exploration, Kwabena Fordjour acknowledges how we perform our humanity in shared spaces impacts others. How does one hold themself up in this fast paced age? He surmises that bus stops, taxi and lorry stations become terminals, serving as connecting devices of a sense of commonness as we navigate these daily routes.
This immersive show invites us on a sensory journey of contemplation on the social and political climate of our time. Accompanying these new paintings is an installation of sculpture and sound, documenting the mundane moments of commuting.
Excerpt from curatorial text by Kukua Kweku-Badu.
Join us for the opening reception on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from 5pm to 9pm at 37 Labone Crescent, Accra. The exhibition will be on view through December 3, 2025.
Contact: edwin@berjartgallery.com
