During the residency Percy researched and experimentated with themes of decolonization, migration, labor, materiality, and the undervalued contributions of the proletariat. His aim was to investigate how these themes intersect with the local Irish experience, creating a dialogue between global histories and local realities.
Percy Nii Nortey is a multidisciplinary artist born and based in Kumasi, Ghana. His work explores themes of identity, materiality, memory, and labor blurring the lines between installation, performative objects and moving sculptures. Deeply rooted in his personal history and the socio-economic conditions of Ghana, Nortey’s practice seeks to decolonize minds, empower Black communities, and reclaim agency over their narratives.
Community engagement is central to his artistic approach, as he actively involves local people in the creative process. Through projects that repurpose second-hand fabrics— distributing them, collecting them after use, and transforming them into artworks—he highlights the significance of labor and its role in society.
