artist + anthropologist = Nigeria
volume 1
human = cell
community = organ
city = organism
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Embarking upon the first art + anthropology experiment, Yussef Agbo-Ola travelled throughout Nigeria to study human ecology. This research investigated how humans connect with diverse natural environments. He aimed to visually depict how the value of trade + belief systems differ in the lives of urban city dwellers compared to those inhabiting communities, with a less developed natural landscape. Applying an experimental approach to photographic journalism this archive of his journey is a frozen capsule of Nigerian culture from an artistic + anthropologic perspective. It shall serve as both a vista of cultural awareness and a catalyst for discovery.
Core Research Components =
cultural values + architecture scared art +
food exchange + indigenous medicinal beliefs
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Each volume the will showcase the diverse art + anthropology
in different locations around the world, becoming a capsule for
cultural exchange and a way to help build community
centres in areas where educational/economic resources are limited.
Your purchase keeps giving as a cultural exchange component by becoming
the building blocks and financial backing needed for each community project.
For every volume sold 20% percent of the profit is donated to
wi-have creative to assist with all cost related to
architectural design + building materials + logistics.
Award-winning Nigerian + Native American artist Yussef Agbo-Ola studied design at Virginia State University and received his MFA from Wimbledon College of Art in London.
His artistic practice creates interpretations of natural energy systems through interactive experiments. These experiments focus on depicting the connection between the natural environment and the biological + cultural systems of the organisms that inhabit it. Each project is born as a cell in a collaborative multicultural + multidisciplinary environment. This cell then evolves into a range of expressions from living designer shoes,to cultural journalism, to food art, or healing innovations and architectural pavilions.
This work is driven by his inclusive life perspective which states that elements from the earth combine to create material, and people of all talents, cultures, and disciplines. When those people, from all talents, cultures and disciples are enmeshed and combined ideas are created,the very essence of humanity will be illuminated. Every element has its unique purpose to the whole, and when each element- every thing and every person- are appreciated in a way in which every belief, every discipline and every attribute are understood, humanity will then operate optimally. This collaborative life approach will birth true sustainable systems that promote life and bind together the fibres of earthly existence.
Multidisciplinary Artist / Materials Architect
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