@ The Centre for Contemporary Art
9 McEwen Street, Sabo
Yaba, Lagos
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2nd February – 9th March 2008
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2nd February – 9th March 2008
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"In Waka-into-Bondage, the evolution of Dike’s work takes on a more conceptual framework liberated from spatial constraints both physical and mental to actualise ideas researched over a considerable period such 
as the effect of slavery on the local population, in this case the coastal town of Badagry. Using ‘loaded’ symbols, she presents two large carved wooden boats, one covered and filled with sugar, the other filled with blood red liquid. In coalescing the evocative potential of her materials attraction turns to repulsion as Dike attempts to trigger traces and memories of our forebearers as they walked the last ¾ mile from Gbereful Island past the point of no return towards 
the shores of the Atlantic Ocean." - Press Release.
as the effect of slavery on the local population, in this case the coastal town of Badagry. Using ‘loaded’ symbols, she presents two large carved wooden boats, one covered and filled with sugar, the other filled with blood red liquid. In coalescing the evocative potential of her materials attraction turns to repulsion as Dike attempts to trigger traces and memories of our forebearers as they walked the last ¾ mile from Gbereful Island past the point of no return towards 
the shores of the Atlantic Ocean." - Press Release..
Exploring the history and legacy of slavery, Waka-into-Bondage:The Last ¾ Mile is the second part of Democrazy, the inaugural curatorial project of the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos.
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Ndidi Dike is a visual artist working in sculpture and mixed media painting. Her new work is a sculptural installation, signalling a turning point in her artistic practice. She is well known for her wood sculpted totem poles (traditionally the preserve of male sculptors in Nigeria) and her wall hanging wood reliefs. Dike's solo and group exhibitions include: Women to Women, Weaving Cultures, Shaping History (2000) University Art Gallery, Indiana State University; and Seven Stories about Modern Art in Africa (1995) Whitechapel Gallery, London. She is a member of the Guild of Fine Arts, Nigeria (GFAN) and the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA). Her work is represented in public and private collections in Nigeria and Abroad.
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Waka-into-Bondage was curated by Bisi Silva. See photos from the exhibition's opening event on the ArtsSpeak Africa Blog.
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- Exhibition images © Amaize Ojeikere (a member of Depth of Field; see MW's pieces on DOF)
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