ABOUT

Between December '22 and January '23, Ghanaian-British painter Joshua Donkor took up residency in the Bankside Hotel Art Yard Studio managed by DegreeArt com & Contemporary Collective During his time in residence, Joshua expanded upon his signature artistic process of visual narration in which he looks at people and stories as the main inspiration for his work.

He specifically focussed on developing his new body of work, ‘I Have More Souls Than One', which seeks to explore transcultural and African Diaspora experiences in the Western world and how this is felt through the different generations of family

Joshua describes the inspiration behind this concept:

“This project stemmed from my most recent journey back to Ghana at the start of 2022 with my cousin As we have grown older our relationship with Ghana has continued to evolve 2022 represented somewhat of a passing of the torch as my cousin was expected to take on more responsibilities within her family This brought into focus many questions about our relationship and connection to Ghana as members of the African Diaspora

Although we have grown up with many Ghanaian cultural influences within our lives, unlike our parents and those before, we have not grown up there This has led to a feeling of slight disconnection from our heritage, felt most notably whenever we return "