Carlos Idun-Tawiah. Lost in her Charm, Saint Louis, Senegal, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Galería Alta.
Another standout presentation is by Andorra-based Galeria Alta, which is staging the U.S. debut of the poetic images of Ghanaian artist Carlos Idun-Tawiah. Characterized by a uniquely vibrant use of color, these cinematic works capture with lyricism and psychological intensity the full emotional range of fictionalized portraits of lovers and friends.
Titled Memories Between Earth and Sky, Idun-Tawiah conceived this collaborative body of work with his mother, based on conversations about her love story with his late father, from their first encounter to her final farewell at his grave. These poetic images, as the artist suggests, are an attempt to resist the erasure of time, making visible the fragile memory of a largely unphotographed love.
