What we need and what you get

Philip has been developing Eagle Africa since 2011 with sponsorship and support from the Goethe Institute of Accra, Ghana, and select portions of the project from Erwin und Gisela von Steiner Stiftung Munich, and Senat der LH Berlin. 

The project  "Bushwalden" was executed within global art – local view and financed by the GiZ (Gesellschaft fuer internationale Zusammenarbeit).

For the final steps of preparing the project to be exhibited, however, Philip needs your help. The funds raised will finance Philip's solo exhibition of this project at the Goethe Institute of Accra, Ghana a the end of April 2014. Funds are needed to cover the printing of large scale photographs, framing expenses, and the shipping of select artworks from Germany to Ghana, and back. These expenses will be covered by the first 4000 € raised through this campaign. Another 1,500 € will enable Philip to produce a publication on the project, and the historical context with which it deals. Part of this has already been financed from the Goethe Institut. The publication will include commentary from various Ghanian and German art and academic historians.

Philip would also like to add two additional 3-dimensional artworks to the project. These will be financed if the project budget exceeds 9,000 €. Furthermore, Philip and his team are  planning to eventually produce a documentary video on Eagle Africa and the location Gross-Fiedrichsburg. If the funds raise exceed 9,000 €, this will enable Philip to produce a short film/ teaser for the documentary video, with which he can apply for larger-scale funding in Germany in the future.

Frank (THE LAWMAKER) lives in Busua. He was my Partner in the project Bushwalden and helped me to organize this big event with concerts and Dj´s we were throwing in Busua for the whole village, when we did the Project BUSHWALDEN. He is a musician and also he produces the Bagsand clothes you can see on the photo. They are now available as perks of the project!

The effect of the Project

The confrontation of this largely unknown German history in West Africa will push forward dialog in multiple societies, both German and Ghanian, that goes beyond art and political interests. This is the reason why Philip has made the decision to turn to crowdfunding to finance a portion of this project - because it is a matter for all of society, on an international level, and it will help to cultivate social awareness and dialogue by bringing a light to this blind spot of German history.

1000 Pages, Video, 2013

Other ways to support the project

Every Dollar or Euro helps. Amongst the raised amount the number of persons who support the project also counts. Please spread the word on Facebook, Twitter or via mail to get as many people involved as possible.

Thank you for your support!!!

Many thanks to the individuals that supported the project so far:               Elana, Martha and Paul Katz, Marissa Brendel, Wiebke and Gabriel Heller, Maximilian Merkle, Jacob Birken, Andreas Mitterer, Ulrike Djellouli-Della, Gottfried Dueren, Otto Zdunek, Ursula Metz, Peter Mergenthal, Katharina Beutel, Carsten Recksik and all anonymous supporters!!!

The EAGLE AFRICA share
By purchasing an EAGLE AFRICA SHARE you can become a partner in this project.
The EAGLE AFRICA SHARE is a work of art and at the same time, an investment in the arts.
It exists in an edition of 100 pieces. Each share is numbered and signed.
The owner of the stock receives a percentage of sales from the works of art from the project. The owner also contributes to the creation of additional works of art from the project EAGLE AFRICA .

P. Metz with the Eagle Africa Share at the Wall Street, 2014

BLACK WORLD, 1998

In this series i took portraits of people linving in the village my father grew up, Jini Jini in Ghana. This work was a crucial piece in my way exploring the gaps and connections between the two countries and cultures- Germany and Ghana.

Prints of SCHWARZWELT /BLACKWORLD series, 40x50 cm on Baryta Paper.