The realm of networks is invisible, enveloping us from head to toe and beyond ourselves, creating a holistic unity, it remains unseen.
When looked upon, the indigenous community, threatened with erasure and consumption by uniformity, tends to be hostile and protective of its identity but what happens on a deeper level is an adaptation and a constant flux that tries to oppose gradual economic smothering. Reinvention of old and establishing of new relations is a way to survive. Adaptively and connectivity become the main means of preserving the community and allowing it to function within a contrasting and aggressive environment.
The mapping tries to comprehend and represent networks of trade that are established within the Abotsiman community and beyond, be it within East Legon, Accra or its suburbia; networks as economic relations, cultural merging and means of survival.
