TRONS ‘R’ Us reflects on the idea of consumer electronics as ‘prostheses’

JANUARY 01, 2023

Questioning and analyzing human consumer nature, Ghanaian artist Akwasi Bediako Afrane takes a unique approach to contribute to discussions surrounding the relationship between humans, technology, and the environment.
The artist project titled TRONS ‘R’ Us reflects on the idea of consumer electronics as ‘prostheses’ for humans and how they have become a must-have to feed us with information, to store images, videos or text, and how these ‘prostheses’ are meant to be cast-off and upgraded after short periods of time, hence allowing manufacturers to “effectively control society”.