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Carlos Idun-Tawiah, Home Sweet Home, Accra, Ghana, 2022.

Carlos Idun-Tawiah Ghanaian, b. 18/5/1997

Home Sweet Home, Accra, Ghana, 2022.
Archival Pigment Print.
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One Size Only
83.8 x 127 cm / 33 x 50 in
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Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Hand-signed by the artist, with title, date, and edition number inscribed in ink on an archival label affixed to the reverse side of the mounted photograph.
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In Carlos Idun-Tawiah's photograph from his Sunday special series, home transcends its physical walls. Captured in Accra, Ghana in 2022, this family gathering unfolds within a living room that speaks...
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In Carlos Idun-Tawiah's photograph from his Sunday special series, home transcends its physical walls.


Captured in Accra, Ghana in 2022, this family gathering unfolds within a living room that speaks to a particular moment in time yet resonates with universal themes of belonging. The composition draws viewers into a domestic sphere where three generations share not just space but genuine experience.


The vintage television set serves as an anchoring visual element, referencing mid-twentieth-century design sensibilities. This retro television symbolizes an era when families gathered around shared screens, creating collective moments of connection.


The warm, muted palette of cream, tan, and earth tones bathes the scene in nostalgia while maintaining visual intimacy.


What strikes most powerfully is the capture of quiet comfort and genuine interaction. Family members engage with one another rather than retreating into individual pursuits. Their body language suggests ease and familiarity, the comfort that develops through sustained relationship.


The room's styling reflects aesthetic choices honoring heritage, from patterned curtains to carefully arranged furnishings and decorative objects.


The photograph's title asserts that domesticity itself constitutes sweetness, a respite from the broader world. In contemporary contexts where screens often mediate family interaction, Idun-Tawiah's image affirms the enduring value of physical proximity and shared time.


Through this Accra interior, viewers encounter a universal longing for connection that defines human experience across cultures and geographies, reminding us that home remains where we find each other.

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