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His ongoing interest in the materiality of imaging substances is explored through various methods, including sculptural, theatrical, and light projections using reflective materials. These approaches delve into themes of identity, intimacy, belonging and decolonial thoughts. Prah’s work explores how photographic objects deteriorate and accumulate in time, challenging the possibilities of archival materials. His work integrates archival and everyday elements through photo transfer techniques, weaving fictional narratives that invite public engagement.

He primarily works with reflective Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP), commonly found in architectural facades. These materials are chosen to invite participation from the public and the surrounding space. Prah transforms ACPs into objects that, when illuminated, cast ethereal projections onto architectural surfaces, objects, and viewers, continuously reshaping the spatial experience. These projections evoke associations with caustics, brain neurons, or the Milky Way, while also referencing the imperfections found in aged photographic materials, offering both a metaphorical and aesthetic appeal. The use of reflective surfaces distorts and fragments appearances, resulting in what he refers to as "broken images.”

Edward Prah holds a Master in Fine Arts from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. He studied Painting and Sculpture at the University of Education, Winneba (2020).

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Edward Prah, artist, and a photographer, (b. Ghana), lives and works in Kumasi and Takoradi, Ghana.