WAVE OF PRUDENCE

Wave Of Prudence 620CMX380CMX120CM (plastic water, twin) 2009In this work, I used very transparent objects that subtly distort one view from a metaphorical perspective, creating an illusion of a mist with a wavelike impression. The process itself expresses the essence of life in our society in a colourful but eccentric wayThe concept is also aimed at illustrating the nature of our future and what we feel about it and how we perceive it, believing that with a renewed willingness on our part we could reshape our future. The approach is deliberate, like a wake-up call for us to be sensitive to our way of life, in the sense that the viewer of this work will be invited to an interaction in the process.

RECKONING TRANSIT

RRCKONING TRANSIT

2009

580cm x 170cm x 15cm

Empty bear cans, Coke Cans and Binding Wire

RECKONING TRANSIT 58OCMX170CMX15CM (empty bear,coke can and binding wire) 2009Time is portrayed as the central focus of this installation which consists of a empty coke and beer cans connected with bending wire. Ordinarily I would have placed this work on the ground, but Haven been confronted with time while producing this work I rather chose to suspend it, so as to give it a tunnel like or a clif like shape that will enable the viewers an opportunity to feel the work from every angle while passing through the installation.

SPURRED SPECULATIONS

SPURRED SPECULATIONS
2009
210CM X 30CM X 180CM
Empty bear cans, Coke cans and Metal
SPURRED SPECULATIONS 210cmx30cmx180cm (empty bear cans, coke cans, and metal ) 2009The concept behind this work was unpremeditated and sporadic—the media used were actually wastes from previous installations I had assembled during the course of the residency. I had pondered on what to do with these wastes when it dawned on me that I could actually ‘recycle’ them creatively. The theme is actually innuendic ; with these assembled wastes I am trying to address the issue of waste management. I believe that wastes when creatively utilised could be productive.

PREVAILING PANOROMA

Alozie Onyirioha

PREVAILING PANOROMA

2009

Plastic Water Bottle Cans, Twin and Bars

300CM X 220CM X 220CM

Prevailing Panoroma (300cm x 220cm x 220cm) plastic water bottle cans, twin and bars. 2009 With this installation I have tried to addresses the issue of Western imperialism and their disturbing clashing interest in West Africa and Africa as a whole, and propose on a an ideal way of responding to them. These interests impede the sociopolitical and economic development in the continent, and have a devastating impact on the minds and general wellbeing, as well as the future of our youths.I have also given viewers of this installation an opportunity to participate in this concept by cutting many strips of empty bottled water containers and creating a crude curtain with them over the entrance of the exhibition. By pushing this curtain of waste apart before entering, they are demonstrating the dire need for an emancipation from this western imposition and an entrance into a new era of freedom void of such negative external influences.

PREVAILING PANOROMA

Alozie Onyirioha
PREVAILING PANOROMA

2009

Plastic Water Bottle Cans, Twin and Bars

300cm x 220cm 220cm

Spruce Poubelle

Spruce poubelle

2009

Plastic bags and Wire mesh

90cm x 90cm x 240cm

Spruce Poubelle 90CM X 90CM X 240CM (wire mesh, and plastic bags ) 2009

This work focuses on our respective lives as individuals as well as the activities that constitute environmental nuisance in the society, such as the indiscriminate disposal of refuse on our roads, major street, drainage and canals. In fact the installation itself was inspired by what I experienced while collecting the medium for my work. I am trying to portray, through this installation, that every piece of refuse that is dumped on our streets is an assault on our dignity

Exigency

Exigency (News paper earth, and plastic mat) 660cmx210cmx20cm 2009 In this work I have created a somewhat multi-coloured textured surface with paper soaked in earth to depict a cultivated garden that is ready to be planted on. In creating this work I have tried to establish a parallel in the processes. The process of newspaper recycling goes through different stages which I have tried to imitate, metaphorically. Old newspapers are collected and sieved for no biodegradable elements like plastic bags, foils (aluminum) and the like. The paper is then taken to a processing plant where it is mixed with hot water and blended until it turns into pulp in a big blending machine. The pulp is then screened and filtered. From then on it is taken to a large vat which separates the ink from the paper fiber. The ink is recycled in such a way that it can be reused as ink or burnt as broiler Fuel.Through this work I am trying to illustrate the relevance of the paper wastes in production. The issue of recycling has been addressed and researched on for a long time, especially in developed countries where paper constitutes a major factor in wastes. In the United states alone paper and paper products such as corrugated board constitute about 37 percent of the discards , making it the about the most plentiful single item in landfills. There is an overall estimate by experts that the average office worker generates about 5 kg (about 11 lb) of wastepaper per month. Results from research reveal that every ton of paper that is recycled saves about 1.4 cu m (about 50 cu ft) of landfill space. One ton of recycled paper saves 17 pulpwood trees (trees used to produce paper). However, in many underdeveloped countries are yet to fully tap into the technology of recycling and its economic advantage in a nation.

Exigency

Exigency 2009

Alozie Onyirioha

News Paper, Earth and Plastic mat

660cm x 220cm x 15cm

Exigency

Exigency 2009

Alozie Onyirioha

News paper, earth and plastic mat

660cm x 220cm x 15cm