Wall of Sound Festival

Ghana Venskab's participation in Wall of Sound, the annual music and culture festival in Horsens, reflected a deliberate strategy of bringing socially engaged art into spaces where people are already gathered, curious, and open.

On two occasions, the festival became a site for live artistic intervention and public dialogue. The first centred on The Art of Change — a live-painting collaboration between Danish-Vietnamese street artist Phuc Van Dang and Ghanaian satirical artist Bright Ackwerh, exploring how art in public space can generate debate and drive social change. Working together across a full festival day, the two artists created works live in front of audiences, inviting visitors into the process through photo statements and informal conversations. An art talk gave space to reflect on why political room for socially engaged public art matters — and what it means for artists working across the Global South and North to share an artwork.

The second participation brought a different format to the festival stage: Afrikas Millennials, a five-episode podcast series produced by Ghana Venskab examining Africa's youth generation — their ambitions, contradictions, and futures. The festival presence combined a live talk with podcaster Caroline Nørkjær and a podcast concert with Anders Guldberg and Mathias Lyhne, translating documentary audio storytelling into live experience. One episode featured artist Bright Ackwerh speaking about how young Ghanaian artists use satire and street art to challenge power and create change.

Together, the two festival participations reflect a curatorial approach to public programming: using festival platforms not for visibility alone, but as genuine sites of encounter between audiences and the urgent questions at the heart of the work.