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Throughout a career that spans six decades and two continents, British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor has captured major social and political changes, while cultivating a richly layered practice that encompasses the genres of studio portraiture, photojournalism and social documentary photography.

Accra/London: A Retrospective, focuses on the period 1950-1980, selected from more than 32,000 available images. Central to Barnor’s work is the intimate documentation of African and Afro-diasporic lives across time and space. Whether making family snapshots, commissioned portraits or commercial assignments, Barnor approaches the photographic process as a collaborative venture, a conversation with the sitter, and his images are a testament to a lifetime of encounters.

On the occasion of Barnor’s long-awaited retrospective at Serpentine, three limited edition prints are available to purchase as a set, either framed or unframed.

 

Set includes:

James Barnor

Drum cover girl Erlin Ibreck at Trafalgar Square, London, 1966

C-Type Print
201.5 x 220mm
Edition of 50 + 50 APs
Stamped and numbered

 ©James Barnor, courtesy galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière @james_barnor_archives 

 

James Barnor

J Peter Dodoo Jnr., Yoga student of “Mr Strong”, Ever Young Studio, Accra, c. 1955

Inkjet Print to Hahnemuehle Pearl 285gsm
203 x 220mm
Edition of 150 + 50 APs
Stamped and numbered

 ©James Barnor, courtesy galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière @james_barnor_archives 

 

James Barnor

Ghanaian traditional hairstyle at Studio X23, Accra, c. 1970s

Inkjet Print to Hahnemuehle Pearl 285gsm
203 x 220mm
Edition of 150 + 50 APs
Stamped and numbered

 ©James Barnor, courtesy galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière @james_barnor_archives 

 © Photo: readsreads.info

 

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James Barnor (b. 1929 in Ghana) established his famous Ever Young studio in Accra in the early 1950s, capturing a nation on the cusp of independence in an ambiance animated by conversation and highlife music. In 1959 he arrived in London, furthering his studies and continuing assignments for influential South African magazine Drum which reflected the spirit of the era and the experiences of London’s burgeoning African diaspora. He returned to Ghana in the early 1970s to establish the country’s first colour processing lab while continuing his work as a portrait photographer and embedding himself in the music scene. He returned to London in 1994.

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