This work is the result of a collaboration between Pattern Boy and Emanuel, a colleague and friend from Ghana. Together, they shaped this mask — a fusion of two identities, two heritages, and two artistic languages.
Rooted in the cultural memory of West African mask traditions, the piece carries with it the echoes of ritual, protection, storytelling, and ancestral presence. At the same time, Pattern Boy’s vivid, coded surface patterns reinterpret these motifs through a contemporary urban lens — referencing street art, symbols, and visual rhythm born in the city.
The mask is not a portrait — it is a shared artifact, a celebration of cultural exchange. It honors Emanuël’s background while allowing Pattern Boy’s graphic style to speak through it. Painted in bold purple and electric green, it pulses with life — neither past nor future, but a timeless now.
"EmanuEl from Ghana" is about connection — between people, between places, between tradition and reinvention. It’s a gesture of respect, collaboration, and the idea that art is strongest when it’s made together.
15 x10 cm, concrete, primer, acrylic, varnish, 2025