Nwentoma : Visual Notes from West Africa

Nwentoma: Visual Notes From West Africa is a collection
of photographic fragments and impressions from Togo,
Senegal, Ghana, and Burkina Faso collected by freelance
photographer Olivier Asselin during the last two years living
in Accra, Ghana.

Nwentoma (pronounced nu-en-to-ma) is an Akan word
denoting the handmade woven Kente cloth of Ghana. West
Africa’s richly coloured and patterned culture, like the cloth,
has been a woven over centuries from thousands of unique
cultural threads.

 

Asselin’s photographic images do not deny the complex
problems that West African society faces, but they focus more
on the brave potential of a people rich in customs, festivals,
music, and daily ritual. Asselin hopes that his photographs
will bring us all closer to a meaningful understanding of a
frequently misunderstood part of the world.

 

 

Hardcover: Black & White - 124 pages
Publisher: Scotia Waterous
Language: English
Product dimensions: approx. 10 x 14.5 x 0.75 in.

ISBN: 978-0-9739326-1-4

 

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