Na Chainkua Reindorf will be guest speaking at Binghamton University this coming Thursday, October 26th.
ARTIST TALK: Expanding the Masquerade
Thursday, October 26 @ 6pm
FA-117, Casadesus Recital Hall
Press Release:
With an ongoing art practice centered on exploring the art of masquerading as an intervention through which guises and mutable personalities can be used to explore deviancy, this talk focuses on Reindorf's largest project to date; her glass bead installation which featured in the Ghana Pavilion during the Venice Biennale in 2022. This installation not only presented the concept of the masquerade in relation to space and scale, but was also realised through the incredible collaboration with students from Binghamton University's Art department. Reindorf will present her ideas from germination to fruition on how the installation was realised and will also discuss how her interest in masquerades that transform the body can open up new ways of thinking about how masquerades can transform spaces.
Na Chainkua Reindorf is a multidisciplinary artist with a deep interest in world-building and mythmaking through the art of the masquerade. Upon imagining a fictional female masquerade society, Reindorf’s art practice is currently focused on creating artworks ranging from paintings and tapestries to sculptural installations which serve as referential visual lexicon for this imagined world. Inspired by personal experiences and exploring West African folklore and religious cosmologies, Reindorf is interested in masquerading as an intervention through which guises and mutable personalities can be used to explore deviancy and non-conformity. Na Chainkua received an MFA from Cornell University and has exhibited in institutions across Africa and internationally. In 2022, Reindorf was one of three artists representing Ghana at the Venice Biennale.