Boafo had three portraits that traveled into space aboard the ship’s parachute covers. The Ghanaian artist prepared for his art to travel into space through the use of special paint designed to withstand the stresses of spaceflight.

His work included a portrait of himself, his mother, and the mother of a childhood friend.

“My mother has always been a backbone in shaping my dreams as an artist,” Boafo said in a statement. “In Ghana, where I grew up, it is said that a mother’s love comes from a place ‘out of this world.’ These works are an ode to motherhood for there are not enough words that best describe a mother’s love and support.”

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He further explains what this particular collection means to him.

“A self-portrait looking up to the skies best explains what this project means to me,” he continued. “I grew up knowing the sky was the limit and now I get to work on a project that goes beyond the sky as we know it.”

Amoako Boafo

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