Les Fantomes

The Jack Bell Gallery has moved from its spot in Victoria to Mason's Yard - a stone's throw from Fortnum and Mason, though I'm sure the residents of SW1Y would have plenty to say if you were to actually throw a stone.

I had the chance to chat with the eponymous Jack Bell about the exhibit 'Les Fantomes' which will be showing until 29th October 11.  

The most impressive piece for me was the car coffin by Paa Joe of Ghana.  A relatively modern tradition, coffins have been created to reflect what a person did in their life, for example a speedboat motor for a fisherman or a fancy car for a business man.

You can see more examples of these amazing coffins from one of the older exhibtions from the Jack Bell Gallery here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11879532

Model of a coffin by Paa Joe

Another painting by Aboudia from the Ivory Coast (I saw some of his paintings on my last visit to the Jack Bell Gallery)

Photo by Hamidou Maiga from Mali

Les Fantomes also features work by Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou from Benin, Bandoma from Democratic Republic of Congo and Afedzi Hughes from Ghana.