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In this week鈥檚 In the Studio, we meet the man who is helping to put Ghana on the map when it comes to contemporary art.

Ibrahim Mahama鈥檚 architectural installations have already been seen in cities such as New York, Athens and London - but now the 31 year olds work is being shown in Ghana鈥檚 first ever National Pavilion, at one of the most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions in the world, the Venice Biennale.

Ibrahim鈥檚 grand-scale installations can be years in the making because he often collaborates with local workers and uses salvaged materials which he carefully sources from Ghana, where he lives and works 鈥� materials like the jute sacks found in food markets, and which he鈥檚 become synonymous with.

Frenny Jowi travels to Ghana and Venice to meet Ibrahim and follow him as he prepares for one of the highest profile shows of his career.

Presenter: Frenny Jowi
Producers: Frenny Jowi and Ella-mai Robey for 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service

(Image: Ibrahim Mahama, Ghanaian artist. Credit: White Cube George Darrell)