HOW TO BUILD A PARLIAMENT WITH A LITERAL POOL OF IDEAS (2020)

RUNTIME

14 min

Synopsis

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama's latest film, "The Parliament of Ghosts," explores Ghana's recent history and the construction of the Parliament of Ghosts at the new Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art in Tamale. The film questions the relationship between ghosts, crisis, failed revolutions, labor's influence on form, and the gift economy in uncertain times.

DIRECTED BY

Ibrahim Mahama

Ibrahim Mahama is a Ghanaian artist of monumental installations. He lives and works in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale, Ghana. He is the founder of Red Clay Studio, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Arts and Nkrumah Volini.