Quite philosophical. Apparently, art imitates life, or is it life imitating art in this case? If I may speculate: as long as Buhari's image is north of the Niger, I think it may stand for some time. If south of the great divide, it might be Zumarized. Watch!
Michael
On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 11:22:45 PM GMT+1, Obododimma Oha <obodooha@gmail.com> wrote:
It was Foucault who introduced me to the similarity between imaging and death. But from my African childhood, I have always had this crippling fear for motionless human images. Okorocha, in his akpuruakpu culture, brings that fear nearer now. Read my essay on "Sculptures and the Idea of Lifelessness" by clicking on this link:
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