The title See Me, See You was deliberately chosen to complement the way the artist envisioned each mounted work in the main gallery at Nubuke Foundation.
The viewer is cunningly confronted with reflections of themselves next to the works—drawn and immersed right into the setting of the photographs.
The original expression, “You see me I no see you,” from which the exhibition title was coined, could allude to a number of things—either being an innocent bystander, an alibi, or perhaps a witness who ignores happenings.
In See Me, See You, the artist flips the lens and forces some critical introspection—of self, ideas, viewpoints, perceptions, conceptions…
Whom do you see? Him? Her? Them? Us? You?
Eric’s photographs are presented in a stark contrast of black and white.
Is there no place for anything in between for Eric?
Eric Gyamfi was a participant in a month-long photography workshop run by the founder of Nuku Studio, Nii Obodai, and other facilitators at Nubuke Foundation in April 2016.
This is the first solo exhibition of a body of works created by a Ghanaian photographer hosted by Nubuke Foundation. We are pleased that our partnership with Nuku Studio presents a wonderful opportunity for a young photographer like Eric.
Eric is the third artist who will be showing at the main gallery at Nubuke Foundation in its annual YGA project. Since 2014, the months of November to February have been dedicated to showcasing the works of young Ghanaian artists.
Previous artists supported were Na Chainkua Reindorf in 2014 and Isaac Opoku and Baboa Tachie-Menson in 2015.