In the ceaseless rhythm of Accra’s streets—where horns blare like impatient heartbeats and trotros weave through a tapestry of dust and determination—artist Kwabena Fordjour finds poetry in the pause. His upcoming solo exhibition, Moving Without Moving, opening November 2 at Berj Gallery, transforms the mundane grind of urban commuting into a profound meditation on connection, vulnerability, and the quiet inequities that define daily life in Ghana’s bustling capital.
Curated by Kukua Kweku-Badu, the show marks Fordjour’s first solo presentation at Berj Gallery, a cornerstone of Ghanaian contemporary art since its founding in 1996. Running through December 3, 2025, the exhibition features a compelling new body of work: vibrant impasto paintings that capture episodic vignettes of Accra’s mobility culture. At its heart is the artist’s conviction that our ceaseless motion—whether by private car, shared taxi, or overcrowded minibus—mirrors deeper yearnings for self-realization and communal bonds. “Our mobility culture mirrors our inner desire to connect and realize our ‘self’,” Fordjour reflects in the exhibition’s accompanying materials, a sentiment that permeates every layered brushstroke.
