Diasporian News of Saturday, 27 March 2021Source: GNAYajim Amadu, a Ghanaian based in the United States, is receiving international attention for using sculpture to change perceptions about disability. The exhibits were part of the annual juried exhibit, “M(art)in Unites”, sponsored by Blick Arts Supplies and on view on February 22, 2020. Also, there is a boy from Ghana who Amadu read about. Amadu explains: "He was born with one leg was going to be killed by his father until his mother intervened. The small sculpture in the exhibit is a motorized wheelchair made from discarded objects, including paint can lids and copper wire.

Source: GhanaWeb March 27, 2021 14:03 UTC