This project documents the passing of an anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana using portraits and collage to show the contrast between expression and repression. It aims to bring global attention to these human rights violations, advocating for social change and protections for the LGBTQ+ communities in Ghana and beyond.
My initial project started in 2022 aimed to show proud portraits of Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community. This project has now taken on a new form. A second chapter in this evolving story. From portraits that originally aimed to give visibility to the courage and strength of the community, these stories and the people behind them have become ghost-like figures, hidden behind a bill that denies and criminalises their existence as Ghanaians, Africans, and -human beings.
about the artist
Clara Watt is a Senegalese-Canadian photographer, whose work explores identity, culture and social -justice stories including racial, gender and women’s empowerment, bridging the gap between fine art, social documentary, and advocacy.
