THE POWERHOUSE
The Opoku Ware II Museum in Kumasi is co-hosting the augmented reality exhibition titled The Powerhouse in partnership with the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany.
ARX AFRICA – THE POWERHOUSE
In and around the KNUST Museum: 33 works by 23 contemporary African and Black artists - coinciding with the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Bonn/Germany.
All you need on site is your smartphone or tablet. No app, no admission fee, no closing times. You can visit the augmented reality exhibition at any time.
// The Museum
The Opoku Ware II Museum (KNUST Museum) is located on the campus of one of the oldest existing universities in West Africa— the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The institution serves to promote knowledge with the vision to collect, conserve, research and exhibit significant artistic, scientific, and historical objects or artifacts in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas for the development of humanity.
// The art experience
Discover sculptures, objects, paintings and digital works multi-dimensionally: the carefully curated artworks are not physically on site, but virtually embedded in the environment. They enter into a dialogue with the architecture and immediate environs of the Opoku Ware II Museum (Kumasi, Ghana) and the Kunstmuseum (Bonn, Germany), with you and with each other. The exhibition opens up new perspectives in the field of augmented reality.
// The exhibition THE POWERHOUSE
Multifaceted, progressive works by African artists and Black artists from the Diaspora resound visually as a common voice on the grounds of the Kunstmuseum Bonn and the Opoku Ware II Museum. They create an inspiring foundation for a self-determined, free and equal existence. The interweaving of virtual and simultaneously physical art experience sends a clear signal: A utopia is about to become reality.
THE POWERHOUSE creates an impressive force field and a breeding ground for interaction. The photogrammetrically and digitally processed artworks are more than the sum of their parts. The composition of the exhibition creates a multi-dimensional experience that invites visitors to become part of it. The exhibition was curated by the artist Nando Nkrumah, who has used AR technology as a tool for artistic intervention several times in the past.
// The artists
From 14th March-24th April, 2022 immerse yourself in the works of:
Nuna Adisenu-Doe • Julius Agbaje • Abdul-Salam Alhassan • Diana Akoto-Yip • Valerie Asiimwe Amani • Akwasi Bediako Afrane • Larry Bonćhaka • Elolo Bosoka • Jonathan Chambalin • Kwasi Darko • Denyse Gawu-Mensah aka Scorpio Eyes • Tei Mensah Huagie • Gladys Kalichini • Samuel Baah Kortey • Daniel Mensah aka Scrapa • Nando Kwabena Nkrumah • Chigozie Obi • Kofi Oduro aka Illestpreacha • Frederick Ebenezer Okai • Jonathan Okoronkwo • Jeffrey Otoo • Tracy Thompson • Valerie Uche.
// ARX AFRICA //
ARX Africa is a project funded by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany for the interactive networking of artists, creative professionals, institutions and civil society in Africa and Europe. It consists of the public web portal arxafrica.net and the first AR exhibition THE POWERHOUSE at the Kunstmuseum Bonn as the initial exhibition.
Project idea, conception, management and implementation: manxdesign
Opoku Ware II Museum
Africa Hall Road
Kumasi-Ghana
T : +233(0)244693018 | +233(0)205663172
Date: 14th March-24th April, 2022
Opening reception: 14th March, 2022 @ 4pm GMT (The reception will be broadcast live on the KNUST Museum Facebook and Instagram accounts)
Opening hours: Every day 24hours (outdoor)
Free Entry
// Technical requirements for visiting the exhibition
You will be able to visit the exhibition with almost any mobile Android or Apple device. You do not need an additional app.
In general // Please allow your location recognition and access to the camera of your smartphone or tablet. Experiencing the artworks generates increased energy consumption. So charge your device fully and ideally take a powerbank with you - and some patience on site to interact with the exhibition.
For Android // You need a device with Android 7.0 Nougat or higher. The latest version is Android 12. Your device must support ARCore and have the latest version of Google Play Services for AR. This version is already automatically installed on most suitable devices.
For Apple iOS // You need a device with iOS 12 or higher. The current version is iOS 15.
List of supported devices:
