Efo Sela's 'Children of the Universe' at Nubuke Foundation

Efo Sela's solo exhibition 'Children of the Universe' at Nubuke Foundation in Accra (28 November – 29 March) reimagines African traditional aesthetics through paintings and drawings that blend abstract and representational styles. The show features works like 'Speak Your Truth Quietly' (2021), where two figures sit back-to-back, one holding a pot of red liquid, the other masked with a golden egg, amid symbols of death such as the Adinkra Owuo Atwedee ladder. 'Escapism: In the House of New Moon' (2020) depicts a bird on an ouroboros surrounding a gold foetus, with vèvè cosmograms—spiritual tools from Vodu religion—at the corners. 'Resignation' (2024) shows a figure with an Akrafena sword facing east, while another faces west with crossed arms. The 'Last Poets' series (2024) features charcoal drawings of conjoined abstracted figures. Sela explores the original intent of African art: healing, consciousness, and interconnectedness. The exhibition runs through 29 March at Nubuke Foundation, Accra.