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Studio Visit – Tracy Thompson

Studio Visit in Tamale, Ghana, from 2020

Elisabeth Falkensteiner and Baerbel Schaefer, curators of the exhibition Ecologies and Politics of the Living visiting

Artist Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson, Ghanaan in Ghana | Image by ©Elisabeth Falkensteiner

Studio visit with Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson ©Elisabeth Falkensteiner

Elisabeth Falkensteiner and Baerbel Mueller, curators of the exhibition Ecologies and Politics of the Living, visited Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson in her studio in Tamale, Ghana to talk about her current work and her contribution for the upcoming exhibition.

Her work revolves around the interplay between biological and chemical processes. For the upcoming Vienna Biennale 2021 Thompson will present bioplastic objects by processing industrially produced and processed food.

Studio Visit with artist Tracy Naa Koshie Thompson in Ghana | Image by ©Elisabeth Falkensteiner

Studio Visit with Artist and Photographer Eric Gyamfi in Ghana | Image by ©Elisbeth Falkensteiner

Precessed food in plastic bags

Studio Visit with tea at home with artist Tracy Thompson in Ghana. | Image by ©Elisabeth Falkensteiner

Tracy Thompson discussing with curators Baerbel Mueller and Elisabeth Falkensteiner