Ụlọ - Cleanup

Shola Orekoya2016/2016

London Design Biennale
London, United Kingdom

The installation depicts an abstract home in the Delta steeped in oil. The wooden pieces are wrapped in hyacinth ropes proposing bioremediation - the use of plants - as a safer and natural option to chemicals for cleaning up the environment which will take 30 years to restore

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Title: Ụlọ - Cleanup
Creator: Shola Orekoya
Creator Lifespan: 1975-01-28
Creator Nationality: Lagos, Nigeria
Date: 2016/2016
Supporting Bodies: ArtHouse Foundation; Aspire Microfinance Bank; Ford Foundation; John Obayuwana; U.Mi-1;Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation; Contributors: Portfolio Architecture; Charley Brentnall; Ifigeneia Dilaveraki; Jack Hawker; MitiMeth; Studio Seventi; Bini Struct-e
Type: Wooden structure
Medium: Wood; processed water hyacinth

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