Eric Adjetey Anang
| Eric Adjetey Anang | |
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in Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop Teshie, 2009 (5°35′16″N 0°05′59″W / 5.587742°N 0.099610°WCoordinates: 5°35′16″N 0°05′59″W / 5.587742°N 0.099610°W)
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September 24, 1985 Teshie, Accra |
| Nationality | Ghana |
| Known for | Sculpture, design |
| Website | http://kanekwei.com |
Eric Adjetey Anang (
pronunciation ; born 1985) is a Ghanaian sculptor and fantasy coffin carpenter. He was born in Teshie, Ghana, where he lives and runs the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop.
In 2001, he introduced Ghana design coffins at Gidan Makama Museum Kano, Nigeria, under the auspices of Alliance française in Kano.
After completing his secondary school at Accra Academy, he took over in 2005 the management of the studio that was established by Seth Kane Kwei, motivated by the ambition to "rise the name of his grand-father and see the world".
2009 marks the beginning of Eric Adjetey Anang's international career. He was, with his creations, featured in a television commercial for Aquarius (sports drink). and collaborated with the Oregon College of Art & Craft, by organizing a two-month residence in Ghana for artist and Senior Lecturer Michael de Forest.
In January 2010, Anang took part in the photographic project Please, do not move ! with the French photographer Guy Hersant. At the end of the same year, he was invited to the Black World Festival in Dakar as representative of designers from Ghana.
Eric Adjetey Anang is also involved in anthropological research related to Ga people with Roberta Bonetti, an affiliate professor in History of Anthropology at University of Bologna and Fellow at Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University.
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