This collaborative project brings together students from the University of Education Winneba and the Mozarteum University Salzburg within the framework of transnational exchange in art education.
In a drawing course at the University of Education Winneba, guided by Ebenezer Kow Abraham, students developed artworks addressing questions of decolonization, engaging critically with visual cultures and practices shaped by colonial legacies. These works form the starting point for the current project: students at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, guided by Iris Laner, engage with the Ghanaian artworks through processes of interpretation, dialogue, and curatorial practice.
The Austrian students respond to the works by developing concepts for an exhibition in Salzburg, creating a space for intercultural reflection and exchange. Through this process, the project fosters a dialogical engagement with images across different cultural contexts and highlights the role of art education in addressing global and postcolonial perspectives.
Situated within the broader aims of Exploring Visual Cultures, the collaboration emphasizes the importance of transnational dialogue and shared interpretation of visual artefacts as a means of expanding understanding and questioning dominant narratives in art education.
The project is symbolized by the Adinkra Boa Me Na Me Mmo Wo ('Help me and let me help you'), representing cooperation and interdependence. This emblem highlights the dialogical nature of the exchange, where students from both institutions learn from and support each other's creative and critical processes.