On the occasion of the special exhibition Witches in Exile. Photographs Ann-Christine Woehrl. Installation Senam Okudzeto , we invite you to an artist talk with the German-French photographer Ann-Christine Woehrl, the Ghanaian historian Gertrude Nkrumah and the curator of the special exhibition, Dr. Stefan Eisenhofer, on Sunday, November 26, 2023.

During a joint tour of the special exhibition, Ann-Christine Woehrl will talk about her working method as a photographer. In addition, you will learn exciting details about the works on display from Ghana and the women portrayed, as well as about the current public debate in Ghana on the persecution of witches and the dissolution of the "witch camps".

Witches in Exile focuses on women who have been accused of witchcraft. Envy and resentment as well as the accusation of being responsible for diseases, deaths, droughts and other disasters made these women ostracized outsiders. Often in danger of death, they were exiled to so-called "witch camps". These camps, of which there are eight in Ghana today, are located in very remote areas, far away from the capital Accra. Ann-Christine Woehrl shows these women in all their dignity and vulnerability - and with all their pride - in a haunting conceptual portrait series. Senam Okudzeto illustrates the broader context of the witch villages and the portraits in a multimedia installation - consisting of photographs from Ann-Christine Woehrl's extended archive as well as her own photographs, drawings and paintings made especially for this exhibition. This attempts to embed the series of portraits, taken between 2009 and 2013 in the villages of Gambaga and Gushiegu, in a more complex geographical, temporal, social, political, religious and also economic context.

The event will be held in English and German.

Artist Talk on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 11 am
Cost: €4 plus admission to the special exhibition
Prior registration by e-mail to kunstvermittlung@mfk-weltoffen.de.