Hopes and Impediments 2019
Solo Exhibition — Okufeti(ka)
May 30 — August 10, 2019
Jahmek Contemporary Art Luanda, Angola
Installation, clay, nylon, handprints,
size variable. Luanda, Angola
Hopes and Impediments is the title of a book
by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.
On the archaeological site a network of empty galleries was discovered which, seen from above, presented the form of a dragon. Some of them were up to 10 meters deep. It is speculated that they may have been used for copper min-
ing. The work, made of clay, was molded by hand, and evokes the removal of earth for the extraction of ores.
No sítio arqueológico foram descobertas várias galerias que, vistas de cima, apresentavam a forma de um dragão. Algumas delas tinham até 10 metros de profundidade. Especula-se que poderão ter sido usadas para a mineração de cobre.
A obra, feita de barro, foi moldada à mão, e evoca a remoção de terra para a extracção
de minérios.