Kwamena
Boison

Awardee

Country

Ghana

Kwamena Boison advocates for the environment through his fashion.

Themes
Environment / Climate emergency
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Design
Fashion
Film
Photography
Awards
SEED Award 2023
Supported by
British Council

Profile

Kwamena Boison is a social entrepreneur, multidisciplinary art enthusiast, and fashion designer based in Ghana. Drawing significant inspiration from centuries of sustainable Ghanaian fashion and artistic culture, Kwamena redesigns and makes aKwamena Boison is a social entrepreneur, multidisciplinary art enthusiast, and fashion designer based in Ghana. Drawing significant inspiration from centuries of sustainable Ghanaian fashion and artistic culture, Kwamena redesigns and makes art by collecting textile waste from landfills, bodies of water, and Kantamanto—one of the largest secondhand clothing markets in West Africa. Kwamena is the founder and head of design at AFRODISTRICT and THE REVIVAL, a community-led sustainable design initiative creating art with upcycled global textile waste, which has received recognition from international platforms, such as BBC, Channel 4, and France 24, among others. He has also worked in collaboration with fashion and culture brands, such as Ozwald Boateng, Art Comes First, M+Rc Noir, and Harris Elliott. Kwamena is the founder and head of design at AFRODISTRICT and THE REVIVAL, a community-led sustainable design initiative creating art with upcycled global textile waste, which has received recognition from international platforms, such as BBC, Channel 4, and France 24, among others. He has also worked in collaboration with fashion and culture brands, such as Ozwald Boateng, Art Comes First, M+Rc Noir, and Harris Elliott.