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“What we call little things are merely the causes of great things: they are the beginning, the embryo and the point of departure, which generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence.”
This statement by Olu Amoda may in fact describe the very essence and meaning of Olu Amoda the artist and his artwork.
His current exhibition, Template, is on display at the Skoto Gallery in Lower Manhattan, New York, through January 30. In Template, Amoda ‘explores the complex pathways of what is arguably Wole Soyinka’s most significant work, Death and the King’s Horseman.’ The play based on actual events that occurred in Nigeria in 1946, depicts some of the cultural conflicts between Yoruba traditions and western colonialism. When the king dies, Elesin, the king’s horseman, must kill himself the night before the funeral so he may accompany the king into death. But conflict arises when the District Officer in Oyo State, Western Nigeria, tries to prevent the ritual killing. Amoda tries to ‘encapsulate the spirit’, rather than illustrate or describe, ‘this Soyinka masterpiece’.
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Kunle Oguneye was born and raised in Nigeria. He graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana with a BS in Electrical Engineering. While working in technology he founded a non-profit organization, Digital Aid Inc., which donated over 540 computers to schools in Africa.
He left the world of computers and technology to focus on his passion for storytelling. “Sikulu and Harambe by the Zambezi River: An African version of the Good Samaritan Story” is his first book.
Read more to listen to our conversation with Kunle Oguneye here (37 mins): |
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