Victor Ehikhamenor: Daydream Esoterica

An artist of great versatility and a visual polyglot, Ehikhamenor employs the use of various materials in his artistic production.

His medium is never limited to acrylic, pencil or charcoal on paper/ canvas, bronze – it spans to arresting installation pieces made with Catholic prayer rosaries as primary material as well as his peculiar perforation on paper technique.

This exhibition takes a different turn as it is the first time that the artist would predominantly use oil as a medium in all his works. The result compliments the richness and depth of the exhibition’s narrative.

Also central to the exhibition is the site specific installation “Day- dreamer’s Paradise made from thousands of plastic sunglasses, reminiscent of what children wear on special occasions such as Christmas day and birthdays. Here, Ehikhamenor dips his hand in a nostalgic bag of his childhood to retrieve past and present memory and invite his viewers to take on a dreamlike journey with him.

The exhibition bridges a harmonious dialogue between the city and its dwellers and celebrates the interconnectedness that makes Lagos a dreamland.

It is one part an acknowledgment of the vibrancy of Lagos, and another part homage, to the unbreakable spirit of the inhabitants that often have to navigate between various levels of tensions and yet, make it home.

As human beings we are constantly encountering ourselves and devising conversations in the mind, Ehikhamenor has extracted certain false realities we create in our minds and brings them to light through distinctive motifs, symbols and elements in bold colors, eyes wide open, windows/doors across each piece thereby offering a confrontation of self-reflection in a frenzied city.