Na Chainkua Reindorf (M.F.A. '17): World-Building Through Art-Making

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Circular sculpture installation made out of black and blue string or textile hangs in the center of a room, surrounded by paintings in diamond-shaped wooded frames.
Installation view of the exhibition Black Star — The Museum as Freedom (2022), Ghana Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy. image / Samuel Nii Laryea, courtesy of the Ghana Pavilion
Sculpture of a dark-skinned chiseled feminine torso with beads around its waist is surrounded by clear monofilament, reminiscent of rain.
Installation view of the exhibition Black Star — The Museum as Freedom (2022), Ghana Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy. image / Samuel Nii Laryea, courtesy of the Ghana Pavilion
Multiple square and rectangular paintings hang in a concrete gallery with lights lining the hallway of the gallery along the bottom of the walls.
Installation view of the exhibition Up To No Good (2023), Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana. image / Isaac Gyamfi, courtesy of Nubuke Foundation
Paintings hung on a concrete wall feature dark-skinned subjects bordered by orange, yellow, and cream colored stripes.
Installation view of the exhibition Up To No Good (2023), Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana. image / Isaac Gyamfi, courtesy of Nubuke Foundation
Installation view of the exhibition Black Star — The Museum as Freedom (2022), Ghana Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy. image / Samuel Nii Laryea, courtesy of the Ghana Pavilion Installation view of the exhibition Black Star — The Museum as Freedom (2022), Ghana Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy. image / Samuel Nii Laryea, courtesy of the Ghana Pavilion Installation view of the exhibition Up To No Good (2023), Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana. image / Isaac Gyamfi, courtesy of Nubuke Foundation Installation view of the exhibition Up To No Good (2023), Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana. image / Isaac Gyamfi, courtesy of Nubuke Foundation

Abstract

In this talk, Na Chainkua Reindorf (M.F.A. '17) will discuss her art practice, which is centered on creating a visual lexicon which makes up imagined worlds. Reindorf makes art which acts as building blocks for this fictional world so that her art practice is transformed into an ongoing generative process.

Biography

Na Chainkua Reindorf (b. 1991, Ghana) is a multidisciplinary artist with a deep interest in world-building and myth-making through the art of the masquerade. Upon imagining a fictional female masquerade society, her art practice is currently focused on creating artworks ranging from paintings and tapestries to sculptural installations which serve as a referential visual lexicon for this imagined world.

Inspired by personal experiences and exploring West African folklore and religious cosmologies, Reindorf is interested in masquerading as an intervention through which guises and mutable personalities can be used to explore deviancy and non-conformity.

Reindorf received an M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts from Cornell University and has exhibited internationally in institutions across Africa and internationally. In 2022, she was one of three artists representing Ghana at the Venice Biennale.

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Related Links
Na Chainkua Reindorf's Website
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