Category: Culture
Black Hxir Exhibtion
I have some photos from a project I have been working on on display at Marley & Blue in Port Harcourt. Titled Black Hxir, I try to explore what it is like for a black man to live with cornrows and locs by going through different hairstyles. The self portraits show these hairstyles in black and...
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RSU Cultural Day
A few days ago, I realized that I haven’t shared any photos here from the different cultural day events held at the Rivers State University that I have attended. I’ve been to the last three. It doesn’t look like any will be held this year for obvious reasons. During the event, different ethnic...
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The Call of the Niger Delta Art Expo
Above: A crop of The Heartbeat by Charity Ide. Do you have any plans for the public holiday on the 1st of October? Regardless, you should add this art exhibition holding on that day if you’re in or around Port Harcourt. The Call of the Niger Delta Art Expo will feature twenty artists based in the...
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Artist in Focus: Perrin Oglafa
This is the second interview in the not so new Artist in Focus series we started this year. We initially thought we would be able to do about two a month, instead this is the second this year. Turns out artists are very busy people, and we’ve been busy too. Don’t ask us what we did...
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New Horizon Comtemporary Art Exhibition
This past weekend saw the opening of an art exhibition in Port Harcourt titled New Horizon. The exhibition which will run until the 16th of September features various artists and different art forms. There are paintings, sculptures and photographs. Entry is free so if you’re in town please do drop...
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