Tamale Centre for Photographic Research and Practice

07/10/2019

Photographers: check out this opportunity from World Press Photo, and feel free to apply!

The World Press Photo Foundation, in collaboration with The Chocolonely Foundation, is launching the West Africa Visual Journalism Fellowship (WAVJF). To run in 2020, this program is a one-year fellowship for three emerging visual journalists and storytellers to contribute to investigative journalis...

19/12/2018

The making of 'Tohazie, the grandfather of the Dagbon kingdom' by Patrick Willocq Perso

Making of "Tohazie, the grandfather of Dagbon kingdom", from series “One finger cannot pick a stone” - Yendi, Ghana

125x125cm or 70x70cm / limited edition of 7
© 2016

Now showing at Gallery Genoa, Italy.

From the commissioned project “Society and Change in Northern Ghana: Dagomba, Gonja, and the regional perspective on Ghanian History” by / African Studies Centre Leiden; a project which was finalist at the Oskar Barnack Award in 2017. This artistic documentary, produced in Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana and in collaboration with local communities, depicts Dagomba traditions and rituals. A local proverb says that one finger cannot pick a stone, which means you have to stick together to move forward. The elaborately staged scenes and portraitures, bear witness to this saying and to the Dagomba rich cultural heritage to help understand how history and traditions have shaped present-day realities and the challenges ahead.

18/12/2018

More visitors yesterday!

15/12/2018

We opened for two groups between yesterday afternoon and this morning

08/12/2018

Making of - "A patient person gets to occupy the position of his father", from series “One finger cannot pick a stone” - Yendi, Ghana

125x125cm or 70x70cm / limited edition of 7
© 2016

Now showing at Gallery Genoa, Italy.

From the commissioned project “Society and Change in Northern Ghana: Dagomba, Gonja, and the regional perspective on Ghanian History” by / African Studies Centre Leiden; a project which was finalist at the Oskar Barnack Award in 2017. This artistic documentary, produced in Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana and in collaboration with local communities, depicts Dagomba traditions and rituals. A local proverb says that one finger cannot pick a stone, which means you have to stick together to move forward. The elaborately staged scenes and portraitures, bear witness to this saying and to the Dagomba rich cultural heritage to help understand how history and traditions have shaped present-day realities and the challenges ahead.

03/12/2018

"A patient person gets to occupy the position of his father", from series “One finger cannot pick a stone” - Yendi, Ghana

125x125cm or 70x70cm / limited edition of 7
© 2016

Now showing at Gallery Genoa, Italy.

From the commissioned project “Society and Change in Northern Ghana: Dagomba, Gonja, and the regional perspective on Ghanian History” by / African Studies Centre Leiden; a project which was finalist at the Oskar Barnack Award in 2017. This artistic documentary, produced in Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana and in collaboration with local communities, depicts Dagomba traditions and rituals. A local proverb says that one finger cannot pick a stone, which means you have to stick together to move forward. The elaborately staged scenes and portraitures, bear witness to this saying and to the Dagomba rich cultural heritage to help understand how history and traditions have shaped present-day realities and the challenges ahead.

22/11/2018

This is how set for one of Patrick Willocq's photographs was built!

Making of - Bugum, the fire festival of prophet Noah – from series “One finger cannot pick a stone”

125x125cm or 70x70cm / limited edition of 7
© 2016

Now showing at Gallery Genoa, Italy.

From the commissioned project “Society and Change in Northern Ghana: Dagomba, Gonja, and the regional perspective on Ghanian History” by / African Studies Centre Leiden; a project which was finalist at the Oskar Barnack Award in 2017. This artistic documentary, produced in Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana and in collaboration with local communities, depicts Dagomba traditions and rituals. A local proverb says that one finger cannot pick a stone, which means you have to stick together to move forward. The 6 elaborately staged scenes and portraitures, bear witness to this saying and to the Dagomba rich cultural heritage to help understand how history and traditions have shaped present-day realities and the challenges ahead.

20/11/2018

The last group who visited the 'Northern Ghana Life' last week: the Tamale Litclub (with LitWorld and Global G.L.O.W. as international partners) with Hikmat Baba Dua as the organiser. It was a pleasure showing these girls around the exhibition.

15/11/2018

Today is the last day of the exhibition.
Hurry if you haven't been able to make it yet!

We are open from now until 3pm.
Thank you 😊