Dressed in their city finery, women return to their villages to visit friends and family. They display the styles of the metropolis, even while participating in everyday activities, such as fetching water. Working in sunny colors, Samuel Ashong captures the scene in an exquisite batik. The ladies from the cities who visit their families during the festivities display the acquired city syndrome – jewelry, clothes and even their shapes, he comments. Ashong presents the work in a mat board passe-partout, ready for framing.
