Ehikhamenor is perhaps best known for his works defined by the use of his signature abstracted iconography which are prominent in his immersive installations. …
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These monumental works employ an ancient script that reference a past form of communication in the Benin Kingdom in which passersby would leave symbols and marks on walls to communicate various functions – what could and could not be found in that space. Taking the aesthetics of these marks, these works are created in the shape of a lost language, constructing spaces that represent a contemporary society built on a past but tangible, visible history.
Wealth Of Nations: (Installations At Jogja Biennale, Jogja National Museum, Indonesia) | 2015 | Mixed media
Wealth Of Nations: (Installations At Jogja Biennale, Jogja National Museum, Indonesia) | 2015 | Mixed media
Wealth Of Nations: Ogoni Nine (Installation At “ARENA” Center Of Contemporary Art, Torun, Poland) | 2015 | Mixed media
Wealth Of Nations: Ogoni Nine (Installation At “ARENA” Center Of Contemporary Art, Torun, Poland) | 2015 | Mixed media
A Biography Of The Forgotten, Nigerian Pavilion (57TH Venice Biennale, Italy 2017) | 2017 | Mixed media, bronze statuettes and mirrors on canvas
A Biography Of The Forgotten, Nigerian Pavilion (57TH Venice Biennale, Italy 2017) | 2017 | Mixed media, bronze statuettes and mirrors on canvas
Saints And Sanctums (Installation At Stellenbosch Triennale, South Africa) | 2020 | Rosary beads and thread on canvas with wood, mirror and chalk
Do This In Memory Of Us | 2019-2020 | Rosary beads, thread on lace textile and canvas | 30 ft x 15 ft
The Prayer Room (Dak’ Art Biennale, Dakar, Senegal) | 2016 | Mixed media
Rhapsody Of Shadows (Installation At Neon Museum, Las Vegas) | 2020 | Synthetic polymer, synthetic gemstones on canvas, neon tubing, transformer | 144 x 108 in.
Red State Blue State Black State, Etc. (Installation At Neon Museum, Las Vegas.) | 2020 | Synthetic polymer, synthetic gemstones on canvas, neon tubing, transformer | 144 x 108 in.
Okalente-Because Thunder Can Break For St. Christopher (Installation At Neon Museum, Las Vegas) | 2020 | Fabric, feathers, neon tubing, transformer, wooden base | 72 x 54 x 10 in.
BHA’ DO GHE (Installation At Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich, Germany) | 2021 | Mixed media on concrete pillers
