Hulk the Avenger

In the late 1980s, the video format became widely available in cinemas. Eager would-be filmmakers started experimenting with home video equipment in making commercial movies. The salon and barbering signages were advertisement materials for the films and belong to the vibrant visual pop-culture in Ghana, a genre that includes tro-tro signages and decorative paintings on shop fronts, and kiosks.
The text on the signages sometimes lift from Street Philosophy. They come from Dr. Joseph Oduro-Frimpong’s collection and were presented in an exhibition titled Suɔmɔ Hi Fe Shika (2021), a Ga language phrase that translates as Love is better than Money, at the Nubuke Foundation.

The photograph above is a handpainted poster of American superhero film The Incredible Hulk based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner.