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The Adinkra Way

INTRODUCTION

My name is Senanu Adzo Tordzro. I am a graduate of the Abertey University in Dundee. ‘The Adinkra Way’ is my first major art commission as part of the  Sustrans Artists Commission for Black History Month 2021. I present a series of Adinkra symbols placed on a distance of five miles at the  Dundee stretch of National Cycling Route. This consists of a series of ten Adinkra symbols, each bearing a QR Code that connects to the story of a chosen Afro-Scot hosted on this page of the AdinkraLinks Network website. Each personality and their story is linked to an Adinkra Symbol and the value and meaning of that symbol. And so I pursue Adinkra symbology as language and a way of life. Hence 'The Adinkra Way'.


To highlight The Adinkra Way, I am working in collaboration with the Dundee City Council Active Travel Hub, to host posters of new symbols I designed drawing on known old Adinkra symbols thereby create an extension of and expansion on the original symbols and the philosophical meanings they bear. The Adinkra Way started in October to celebrate Black History Month 2021 but is a living artistic production that will grow over time into the future with the support of various stake holders.


The Adinkra Way draws on African Folklore, a tradition which draws on and integrates various art forms. Adinkra are visual symbols originally created in Ghana, West Africa and represent philosophical concepts and aphorisms. Adinkra are used extensively in many facets of arts and culture, textile, architecture, pottery, performance and literary arts, fashion, and other handicrafts.

SUSTRANS

SUSTRANS are the custodians of the National Cycle Network, a UK-wide network of traffic-free paths for everyone, connecting cities, towns and countryside, loved by the communities they serve. They bring people together to create places with clean air and green spaces, where friends and facilities are just a short walk away. 

Find out more about SUSTRANS

CYCLING, TRAVELLING AND TRANSPORTING THROUGH ADINKRA SYMBOLS

    Marie-Claire and Mukami

    A Conversation With Marie-Claire Nyinawumuntu

    Senanu Tordzro in Conversation with Marie-Claire

    A Conversation with Mukami McCrum

    Senanu Tordzro in Conversation with Mukami

    Clare Robertson and Graham Campbell

    A Conversation with Clare Robertson

    Senanu Tordzro in Conversation with Clare

    A Conversation with Clr. Graham Campbell

    Senanu Tordzro in Conversation with Graham

    Coming soon: Our Stories

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MARIE-CLAIRE'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    MUKAMI MCCRUM

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MUKAMI'S STORY AND CONTIBUTION

    CLR GRAHAM CAMPBELL

    MARIE-CLAIRE NYINAWUMUNTU

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    GRAHAM'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    MAYSURA'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    NAA DENSUA TORDZRO

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    NAA DENSUA TORDZRO

    NAA DENSUA'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    GRACE BROWNE

    MAYSURA ASHER FARZIA

    NAA DENSUA TORDZRO

    VICTORIA'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    PROF GEOFF PALMER

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    PROF. SIR GEOFF  PALMER’S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    CLARE'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    DR GAMELI TORDZRO NYANSAPO

    CLARE ROBERTSON - AKOMA NTOASO

    DR GAMELI TORDZRO NYANSAPO

    GAMELI'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    JEAN MASTER

    DR SHEILA AKOMEAH

    DR GAMELI TORDZRO NYANSAPO

    JEAN'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

    DR SHEILA AKOMEAH

    DR SHEILA AKOMEAH

    DR SHEILA AKOMEAH

    DR SHEILA'S STORY AND CONTRIBUTION

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