Beneath Accra’s Billboards, the Ghosts of Global Fashion Are Hanging in Plain Sight

On most days in Accra, billboards sell aspiration. They tower above traffic with polished smiles, political promises, telecom bundles, and imported lifestyles. But in Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku’s latest public art intervention, the city’s skyline carries something more unsettling: heaps of discarded clothing suspended where advertisements normally compete for attention. The installation series, Baleboards, transforms secondhand … Continue reading Beneath Accra’s Billboards, the Ghosts of Global Fashion Are Hanging in Plain Sight