A Day In Dubai
Tue 18 Oct
|Dubai
Yaw Owusu at Erie Gallery Sacha Jafri Studio Visit House of Clay


Date & Time
18 Oct 2022, 10:30 GST
Dubai, Dubai - United Arab Emirates
ABOUT THE EVENT
10:30 AM: Efie gallery
The visit to the gallery will start with a brief intro about African art, followed by a tour of the exhibit and a meeting with the artist Yaw Owusu, who will talk about his complex creations
Born in 1992, Yaw Owusu creates installations that repurpose found objects, shifting otherwise worthless materials into encounters that challenge political landscapes. Using steel, gold, silver, copper, found objects in foils, sheets, and coins, the processes penetrate the strata of trade, exchange, and labor histories, questioning the foundations of contemporary economies. An approach rooted in a deep sense of playful alchemy that embraces the complexity of currency, symbolism, and meaning. The work becomes a mediation on the question of how value in itself is made and unmade.
12 PM: Sacha Jafri Studio
The acclaimed artist will take us on a private tour of his studio.
Sacha Jafri is a contemporary British…