AFRODISTRICT X AFROGALLONISM X ART COMES FIRST

This project is a collaboration between the art collective AFRODISTRICT, Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey who uses recycled materials in his work and a fashion duet Art Come First - punk tailors who have been redefining norms and pushing boundaries in the fashion world. For these series Serge Attukwei Clottey has created masks from old baseball gloves which Afrodistrict incorporated into the idea of identity and belonging. " In this project we question our identities as Africans, whether our culture and our stories have been taken away from us through colonization and slavery, and whether we are now ready to reshape this narrative and regain our identities as Africans. In a world that rewards flawless masks, people tend to create emotional masks as shields to protect themselves because of fears and insecurities. Masks are hiding our identities but not our true selves". says AFRODISTRICT.