FINALISTE OF THE ELLIPSE PRIZE 2025
Dela Anyah
Dela Anyah, born in 1986 in Accra, Ghana, is a multidisciplinary artist who creates works from worn-out tires, inner tubes, and license plates.
Dela Anyah
finalist of the ellipse prize
dedicated to Ghana
Reinterpreting traditional African weaving techniques, the artist crafts abstract compositions where each material’s deterioration tells a story.
Through his installations, Dela Anyah challenges the notion of value and obsolescence, reinventing what is deemed useless by giving it new artistic and social significance.
Each sign of wear carries history
By repurposing industrial materials beyond their original function, he highlights our relationship with progress, environment, and consumption, while paying tribute to craftsmanship and African weaving traditions.
His approach fosters a dialogue between past and future, between raw materials and cultural memory, revealing the hidden beauty within what is often considered lost.
