Ebenezer Fiifi Mensah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ebenezer Fiifi Mensah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ebenezer Fiifi |
| FAMILY NAME | Mensah |
| SIGNATURE | MENSAH E F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ho Technical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6273-9722 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Collectivism and continuity: A ceramic composition as a metaphorical persuasion for extended family cohesion
The extended family system in the Ghanaian culture is akin to the growth of a gourd or calabash vine. This parallel assertion underpins the common bond and belonging of family members, emphasizing the necessity of mutual responsibility, care, and cooperation. Each gourd contributes to the vine’s health, just as each family member contributes to the well-being and stability of the extended family. The basic concept of this study is to depict the e…
Gauging the dynamics of spectatorship and material agency in public art through studio-based creation and analysis of “Observers Are Worried”
This study investigates spectatorship dynamics and material agency in public art through the creation and analysis of "Observers Are Worried", a two-fold sculptural installation of latex foam figures in a draft (dame) game and a parade scenario. The project explores how material fragility and spatial ambiguity influence audience participation and interpretation. Employing a practice-led methodology, it draws on expressionism, relational aesthetic…
Form and symbolism: A cross-cultural analysis of ancient Chinese and West African traditional figurative sculptures
This study looks at the development of figurative sculpture in ancient Chinese and traditional West African sculpture, aiming to preserve insights for future generations. While there has been a burgeoning corpus of scholarly inquiry exploring China-Africa relations, much of the research remains siloed, focusing exclusively on one region’s artistic traditions. The absence of comparative studies examining the intersections of symbolism, and form in…
The Black body in context: A phenomenological experience of the Black body within China
This article explores the constant misrepresentation and epidermalization of the Black body in non-Black dominated spaces through the lived experiences of Sulemana Armiyaw, an international PhD student from Ghana, who studied at Shanghai University, China. While acknowledging the multiplicity of Black experiences, the article argues for a recurrent pattern – what may be termed a ‘semblance with variation’ – that transpires across diverse geograph…
Reimagining Blackness through posthumanist sculpture: An analysis of the works of Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw
This paper offers a critical analysis of two portrait sculptures by Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw that explores posthumanist possibilities in the conception of identity through sculpture. Through a multidisciplinary approach that blends posthumanist theory, art history, and racial studies, the article investigates how Sulemana’s sculptures offer new ways of looking at race, body, and identity beyond the historically framed black identities an…
Examining the nature of the photographic medium; a praxis and exploration into the obsoleteness of analog Photography
This paper explores the indexicality and materiality of the photographic medium, precisely the analog type, to examine the reality of the photographic image. It is praxis and a study that seeks to keep alive the obsoleteness of analog photography. It discusses the photograph as an image and an object to determine the medium’s nature and ascertain whether it simply represents actual states of things or events above all other art representation for…
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Examining the nature of the photographic medium; a praxis and exploration into the obsoleteness of analog Photography
This paper explores the indexicality and materiality of the photographic medium, precisely the analog type, to examine the reality of the photographic image. It is praxis and a study that seeks to keep alive the obsoleteness of analog photography. It discusses the photograph as an image and an object to determine the medium’s nature and ascertain whether it simply represents actual states of things or events above all other art representation for…
Reimagining Blackness through posthumanist sculpture: An analysis of the works of Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw
This paper offers a critical analysis of two portrait sculptures by Ghanaian artist, Sulemana Armiyaw that explores posthumanist possibilities in the conception of identity through sculpture. Through a multidisciplinary approach that blends posthumanist theory, art history, and racial studies, the article investigates how Sulemana’s sculptures offer new ways of looking at race, body, and identity beyond the historically framed black identities an…
Collectivism and continuity: A ceramic composition as a metaphorical persuasion for extended family cohesion
The extended family system in the Ghanaian culture is akin to the growth of a gourd or calabash vine. This parallel assertion underpins the common bond and belonging of family members, emphasizing the necessity of mutual responsibility, care, and cooperation. Each gourd contributes to the vine’s health, just as each family member contributes to the well-being and stability of the extended family. The basic concept of this study is to depict the e…
Gauging the dynamics of spectatorship and material agency in public art through studio-based creation and analysis of “Observers Are Worried”
This study investigates spectatorship dynamics and material agency in public art through the creation and analysis of "Observers Are Worried", a two-fold sculptural installation of latex foam figures in a draft (dame) game and a parade scenario. The project explores how material fragility and spatial ambiguity influence audience participation and interpretation. Employing a practice-led methodology, it draws on expressionism, relational aesthetic…
Form and symbolism: A cross-cultural analysis of ancient Chinese and West African traditional figurative sculptures
This study looks at the development of figurative sculpture in ancient Chinese and traditional West African sculpture, aiming to preserve insights for future generations. While there has been a burgeoning corpus of scholarly inquiry exploring China-Africa relations, much of the research remains siloed, focusing exclusively on one region’s artistic traditions. The absence of comparative studies examining the intersections of symbolism, and form in…
The Black body in context: A phenomenological experience of the Black body within China
This article explores the constant misrepresentation and epidermalization of the Black body in non-Black dominated spaces through the lived experiences of Sulemana Armiyaw, an international PhD student from Ghana, who studied at Shanghai University, China. While acknowledging the multiplicity of Black experiences, the article argues for a recurrent pattern – what may be termed a ‘semblance with variation’ – that transpires across diverse geograph…
Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Sculpture (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)