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Susanne Wenger in Ilobu

1955

Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun Foundation

Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun Foundation
Osogbo, Nigeria

In Ilobu in Nigeria around 1955, Susanne Wenger expanded the range of her artistic media to intergrate the batik technique in her repertoire. She had a serious illness behind her, which was followed by the exciting period of initiation into the cult of the òrìṣà (Yorùbá deities). [...] Switching to batik technique brought calm back into her life. Wenger reduced this new work process to a limited colour palette.

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  • Title: Susanne Wenger in Ilobu
  • Date Created: 1955
  • Original Source: (c) Ulli Beier Photographic Estate. Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU). Oshogbo, Nigeria & Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth, Germany
  • Photographer: Ulli Beier
  • Date of photography: 1955
Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun Foundation

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