"There are no tyrannies that would not try to limit art, because they can see the power of art. Art can tell the world things that cannot be shared otherwise. It is art that conveys feelings."
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine
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Otobong Nkanga
© Otobong Nkanga — Photo: M HKA
The Connector, 2022
Drawing
, 42 x 29,7 cm (framed: 54,5 x 42 cm)
acrylic paint, stickers and pencil on paper
Otobong Nkanga explores the social and topographical relationship with our environment through drawings, installations, photographs, sculptures, tapestries, poems and performances. The drawings bring to light the memories and historical impact of human intervention in nature and examine the systems and methods associated with the extraction, processing and transport of raw materials.
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