Daniel Mensah

Daniel Mensah, called Hello ( * 1968 in Teshie ), is a well known artist of Ghanaian coffin of the ethnic group of Ga.

Biography

Daniel Mensah was born in Teshie 1968. In 1984 he began his six -year apprenticeship at the coffin artist Paa Joe in Nungua. Then was Daniel Mensah another eight years as a master carpenter at Paa Joe, until 1998 in the former studio Kane county in Teshie his own workshop "Hello Design Coffin Works" opened. Hello participated in various group exhibitions in international museums. His figurative coffins can be found among others in the collection of the British Museum, London, and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, England.

Participation in group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2011 " Ghanaian " fantasy Coffin, " Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.
  • 2009-2010 "Living and Dying Gallery", British Museum, London.

Documentary Films (selection)

  • 2011 " Hidden Treasure of Africa" ​​, Griff Rhys Jones, BBC London
  • 2009 "Ghana, sépulture sur mesure ", Philippe Lespinasse, Grand Angle Productions, France TV5
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