Rufai Zakari is based between Accra and Bawku, Ghana. A former apprentice of Mozzay, a senior artist in Nima, Accra, Zakari graduated from the Ghanatta College of Art and Design in 2011. His work examines consumerism, environmental pollution, labour, trade, and the perils of industrialization in contemporary Ghanaian Society. The founder of Rujab Eco-Art Foundation in his hometown of Bawku,  Zakari’s practice is rooted in the recycling of waste in the streets of Ghana. Following decades of tribal conflict which took countless lives and left the city in ruins, Zakari’s work looks to the future with optimism and a strong ambition to rebuild what has been lost. Rufai Zakari will be presented by Kristin Kjellegjerde Gallery.