Nnenna Okore

This semester I am doing a studio internship with my professor Nnenna Okore. Now living and working in Chicago, Nnenna is a Nigerian artist who has shown both nationally and internationally. We are currently preparing a large scale newspaper installation for a show at the Chicago Culture Center in July.





From her artist statement:
"Of all the aspects of rural life that inspired me, the use of discarded objects and found materials in coping with poor economic conditions, had the most profound impact on me. It is reflected in the visual content and imagery of my works, which by virtue of these influences, celebrate the transformation of discarded materials into cultural objects, forms, and spaces, and bring a critical focus to bear on the consumption and recycling cultures in parts of Nigeria.... Currently, I am invested in forms that explore, or are inspired by intimate spaces, shelters, architectural and natural environments, and ideas related to textures, colors, qualities and social values associated with African fabrics, using multiples and repetitive processes."


For more information please visit: www.nnennaokore.com

sewing and sleeping

My first blog started when I was in Ecuador at CBC and I got addicted. My break is consisting of coffee, too much coffee, sweatpants, sleep, sewing and the laptop. It's this weird mix of doing 100% things I want to do and being bored out of my mind. Makes me wonder if doing art full time would be life giving or if it would just kill me. I would probably die from lack of human interaction because as an introvert picking up the phone to call someone is torture. Also sub-zero Minnesota suburban winters would do the job quite effectively.