The pensive looking boy whose picture became a hit
meme all across Africa has been located and it turns out he is Ghanaian.
According to an article written by one Arthur
Chatora for This Is Africa website, the boy, said to be called Jake Amo, was
shot by a Ghanaian artiste by name Solomon Adufah who was at the time having an
arts workshop with a group of children in Ghana.
If you had ever wondered about the origin of the
famous meme of a young African boy seated at a desk, with a pensive look on his
face, frantically writing on a piece of paper, your search is finally over.
Jake’s photo is currently amongst one of the
continent’s most famous and widely shared memes due to its nature.
The most popular meme from this picture is the one
where they portray Jake as one who reminds many of a mean class captain who was
always ready to issue out names of his colleagues to be punished.
The Ghanaian artist behind the photo, Solomon Adufah
shared the picture on Instagram in January as part of the artist’s ‘homeland
series’ where he travels to various African countries to help underprivileged
children in local communities, providing them with resources and teaching
creative studies workshops.
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