Ayobola Kekere-Ekun Intră în o
emoție nu
o galerie de artă
Alege o stare de spirit și camera însăși îți va răspunde — lumina se răcește sau se încălzește, ritmul aerului se schimbă, iar doar lucrările care poartă acea emoție ies în prim-plan din întuneric. Tot celălalt se retrage în umbră.
Ayobola Kekere-Ekun
The Delicate Architecture of Memory Born in the vibrant, bustling landscape of Lagos, Nigeria, in 1993, Ayobola Kekere-Ekun has emerged as a profound voice in contemporary visual arts, crafting a language that is as fragile as it is resilient. Her artistic journey is one of deep introspection, where the boundaries between personal history and universal myth begin to blur. Trained at the University of Lagos with degrees in both Graphic
Design and Visual Arts, Kekere-Ekun possesses a technical mastery that allows her to transform simple materials into complex psychological landscapes. Her practice is not merely about decoration; it is an architectural reconstruction of the self, using the meticulous medium of paper quilling to navigate the labyrinthine corridors of memory and trauma. At the heart of her work lies the painstaking technique of quilling—the art of rolli…