Education
When Daniel Mensah finished his apprenticeship he worked eight more years with Paa Joe in Nungua as a master carpenter until he opened in 1998 his own studio called "Hello Design Coffin Works" in Teshie.
When Daniel Mensah finished his apprenticeship he worked eight more years with Paa Joe in Nungua as a master carpenter until he opened in 1998 his own studio called "Hello Design Coffin Works" in Teshie.
Born in 1968 in Teshie, Daniel Mensah did his six-year apprenticeship from 1984 until 1990 with the Georgia coffin artist Paa Joe who was trained by Kane Kwei (1924-1992) in Teshie. Daniel Mensah participated in various art exhibitions in Europe and in some European film projects, like "Sépulture sur mesure" from Philippe Lespinasse. Some of his fantasy coffins are in the collection of the British Museum in London, in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich and in private art collections.
2011 Ghanaian „fantasy Coffin“, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia.
2009 until 2010 Living and Dying Gallery, British Museum, London. 2011 „Hidden Treasure of Africa“, Griff Rhys Jones, British Broadcasting Corporation London.
2009 "Ghana, Sépulture sur mesure", Philippe Lespinasse, Grand Angle Productions, France TV5.