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Fabricated Identities | Obinna Makata
Fabricated Identities | Obinna Makata
Fabricated Identities | Obinna Makata
SOTO Gallery is pleased to present Fabricated Identities, a solo exhibition by Obinna Makata, a concept artist whose practice interrogates identity, consumerism, and material culture. Over 15 years in the making, this body of works emerged from a moment of creative frustration—what began as an intuitive play with lines and discarded fabric has evolved into a deeply philosophical inquiry. Through intricate collages and his newly debuted Carton Series, Makata challenges us to consider the weight of material histories: Do we shape the objects around us, or do they shape us? On view from March 15 – April 19, 2025.
SOTO Gallery is pleased to present Fabricated Identities, a solo exhibition by Obinna Makata, a concept artist whose practice interrogates identity, consumerism, and material culture. Over 15 years in the making, this body of works emerged from a moment of creative frustration—what began as an intuitive play with lines and discarded fabric has evolved into a deeply philosophical inquiry. Through intricate collages and his newly debuted Carton Series, Makata challenges us to consider the weight of material histories: Do we shape the objects around us, or do they shape us? On view from March 15 – April 19, 2025.
SOTO Gallery is pleased to present Fabricated Identities, a solo exhibition by Obinna Makata, a concept artist whose practice interrogates identity, consumerism, and material culture. Over 15 years in the making, this body of works emerged from a moment of creative frustration—what began as an intuitive play with lines and discarded fabric has evolved into a deeply philosophical inquiry. Through intricate collages and his newly debuted Carton Series, Makata challenges us to consider the weight of material histories: Do we shape the objects around us, or do they shape us? On view from March 15 – April 19, 2025.
SOTO Gallery is pleased to present Fabricated Identities, a solo exhibition by Obinna Makata, a concept artist whose practice interrogates identity, consumerism, and material culture. Over 15 years in the making, this body of works emerged from a moment of creative frustration—what began as an intuitive play with lines and discarded fabric has evolved into a deeply philosophical inquiry. Through intricate collages and his newly debuted Carton Series, Makata challenges us to consider the weight of material histories: Do we shape the objects around us, or do they shape us? On view from March 15 – April 19, 2025.
Fabricated Identities | Obinna Makata
Fabricated Identities | Obinna Makata
Obinna Makata (B.1981, Nigeria) obtained a degree from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, majoring in Sculpting. As a Lagos-Based Artist, his works create narrative associations that deal with cultural issues in Contemporary Nigerian society; including, cultural appropriation from the west and the lack of social infrastructure. Crudely sketched with ink and acrylic, Makata combines scraps of Ankara fabric to form the bodies and backgrounds of his figures. Possessing a captivating mythic quality where vivid strokes of acrylic and ink are intertwined with ankara fabric, Makata creates a visual metaphor for a fractured cultural identity where evolving social values continue to fragment cultural structures.
Obinna Makata (B.1981, Nigeria) obtained a degree from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, majoring in Sculpting. As a Lagos-Based Artist, his works create narrative associations that deal with cultural issues in Contemporary Nigerian society; including, cultural appropriation from the west and the lack of social infrastructure. Crudely sketched with ink and acrylic, Makata combines scraps of Ankara fabric to form the bodies and backgrounds of his figures. Possessing a captivating mythic quality where vivid strokes of acrylic and ink are intertwined with ankara fabric, Makata creates a visual metaphor for a fractured cultural identity where evolving social values continue to fragment cultural structures.
Obinna Makata (B.1981, Nigeria) obtained a degree from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, majoring in Sculpting. As a Lagos-Based Artist, his works create narrative associations that deal with cultural issues in Contemporary Nigerian society; including, cultural appropriation from the west and the lack of social infrastructure. Crudely sketched with ink and acrylic, Makata combines scraps of Ankara fabric to form the bodies and backgrounds of his figures. Possessing a captivating mythic quality where vivid strokes of acrylic and ink are intertwined with ankara fabric, Makata creates a visual metaphor for a fractured cultural identity where evolving social values continue to fragment cultural structures.
SOTO Gallery is a community-centered space seeking to rediscover new ways of engaging artists in response to age-old questions around art and philosophy. Founded by Tola Akerele, the gallery opened in September 2022 in the southwestern region of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria The gallery’s mission is to reflect on ideas from a renewed standpoint through immersive exchanges and art education, resulting in a transformative experience of art from Africa in its varied forms. SOTO Gallery curated +234Art Fair, one of the biggest art fairs in Nigeria. SOTO has also organised an annual residency programme.
SOTO Gallery is a community-centered space seeking to rediscover new ways of engaging artists in response to age-old questions around art and philosophy. Founded by Tola Akerele, the gallery opened in September 2022 in the southwestern region of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria The gallery’s mission is to reflect on ideas from a renewed standpoint through immersive exchanges and art education, resulting in a transformative experience of art from Africa in its varied forms. SOTO Gallery curated +234Art Fair, one of the biggest art fairs in Nigeria. SOTO has also organised an annual residency programme.
SOTO Gallery is a community-centered space seeking to rediscover new ways of engaging artists in response to age-old questions around art and philosophy. Founded by Tola Akerele, the gallery opened in September 2022 in the southwestern region of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria The gallery’s mission is to reflect on ideas from a renewed standpoint through immersive exchanges and art education, resulting in a transformative experience of art from Africa in its varied forms. SOTO Gallery curated +234Art Fair, one of the biggest art fairs in Nigeria. SOTO has also organised an annual residency programme.
SOTO Gallery is a community-centered space seeking to rediscover new ways of engaging artists in response to age-old questions around art and philosophy. Founded by Tola Akerele, the gallery opened in September 2022 in the southwestern region of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria The gallery’s mission is to reflect on ideas from a renewed standpoint through immersive exchanges and art education, resulting in a transformative experience of art from Africa in its varied forms. SOTO Gallery curated +234Art Fair, one of the biggest art fairs in Nigeria. SOTO has also organised an annual residency programme.
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