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BRIGHT UGOCHUKWU EKE
Acid Rain / African Spirit
15 September - 20 October

Cultural events, art fairs and well-known art galleries have shown a growing interest in contemporary African art over the past few years.

The artist Bright Ugochukwu Eke, born in in Mbaise (Imo State), Nigeria works with found objects and recycled materials (such as carelessly discarded plastic bottles) to create highly symbolic installations based on environmental pollution and ecological destruction.

Eke’s preferred artistic medium is water, one of the four basic elements that were outlined by the earliest philosophers. It is the ultimate symbol of life and links all humans with their environment. Inspired by suffering from a skin infection triggered by acid rain while living in his home country of Nigeria, Eke created an installation called “Acid Rain,” which consists of numerous small plastic bags filled with acidified water, for the Dakar Biennial of Contemporary African A