Akwasi Bediako Afrane: “Technology is intrinsic to art. Physicality is not absolute.” | By Billie McTernan

Ghanaian artist Akwasi Bediako Afrane’s work brings together immersive reality and electronics, encouraging multiple experiences when interacting with them. Interested in exploring human relationships with everyday gadgets, he notes that the electronics we use have become extensions of ourselves, with our hands rarely far away from these gadgets. “For me, the digital space is not separate from the physical space,” he says. “The digital or virtual space is an augmentation of our physical.”