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The video “S-map-Phone” refers to the use of GPS and map on the smartphone. The video tells a story of a man who seeks his way by using his smartphone. In the era of new technology, the smartphone has become a tendency. It makes our lives easier with its useful applications. However, the smartphone should not reduce human physical communication.
Duration: 3’15”
Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani was born in Agou-Nyogbo, Togo, and was trained at the College of Arts and Crafts in Kpalimé, Togo.
He currently lives and works in Stuttgart, Germany. His artistic practice takes on many forms, including Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, Photography and Video. His work has been shown at CICA Museum in Gimpo, South Korea, 2017; ZKM Museum in Karlsruhe, Germany, 2017; AVI Festival in Jerusalem, Israel, 2016; Pera Museum in Istanbul,Turkey, 2016; Electrofringe Festival in Sydney, Australia, 2016; Galeria H2o in Barcelona, 2016; Facade Video Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2016; Sobering Galerie in Paris, 2015; Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany, 2015; Hazard Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015; Los Angeles Center for Digital Art in Los Angeles, 2014, among others. He has earned numerous prestigious awards for his work, including the Best Video Art Prize at the 17th Zoom Film Festival 2014 in Jelenia Gora, Poland.
