After graduating secondary school in 2019, Sarfo Emmanuel Annor was given a smartphone by his sister. His niece was his first model; since then, he has been capturing life in his native Koforidua, Ghana. “I strive to push the boundaries of African portraits by playing with colour to share the daily life, dreams and stories of Ghanaian youth,” he says of his Life in Colour series. The visual artist’s interest in fashion, partly inspired by his mother’s secondhand clothes shop, deepened after he undertook a tailoring apprenticeship. “Fashion has been an intrinsic part of my journey since childhood. The bold and vibrant colours are not just a palette; they are a language through which I communicate a range of positive emotions.”
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Serenity, 2023, Courtesy of the artist and The Bridge Gallery
