Kwaku Yaro Ghana, b. 1995

Born and raised in Labadi, Kwaku Yaro has cultivated a fresh and compelling artistic practice that reveals the everyday, the ordinary, and the mundane and transforms them into a space of social, religious and economic contemplation. Through his medium, Yaro advocates for resourcefulness and innovation. Polypropylene, a type of synthetic thermoplastic polymer that is processed into monofilament or multifilament and derived from petroleum, becomes the raw material in the production of the mats and shopping bags predominantly featured in Yaro’s work. The artist uses a pointillism technique in his works and each spot represents the people of the town of Labadi, where he resides. His research and development practices go beyond the limitation of his five senses, and his works are a testament to his passion for detail. He is a member of the Artemartis collective in Accra.