DURBAR

The Durbar Collection celebrates the pageantry, symbolism, and layered histories embodied in Ghanaian ceremonial gatherings. Each painting captures a moment where tradition becomes performance — where textiles, adornment, gesture, and hierarchy speak as vividly as words. Through expressive watercolour and richly detailed patterning, the works explore how identity is carried, displayed, and shared in public ritual.

Rather than documenting a single event, the collection evokes the emotional architecture of durbars: the weight of regalia, the authority of posture, the intimacy of lineage, and the communal pride woven into cloth and ornament. Figures emerge from atmospheric backgrounds as if stepping out of memory, myth, or ancestral presence. The result is a contemporary interpretation of ceremony — reverent, dynamic, and alive with colour.

Together, these works form a visual procession, honouring the cultural depth and enduring spirit of durbar traditions.