USA Africa Dialogue Series - Seeking Translator of Igbo Words and Expressions for a Research Project on the Art and Thought of Chiagoziem Nneamaka Orji

                                                              Seeking Translator of Igbo Words and Expressions

                                               for a Research Project on the Art and Thought of Chiagoziem Nneamaka Orji

                                                                                   Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju


                                                       

                                                                   Ala, Okike, and Ndu: Visualizing Ọdịnala

 An example of Agoziem's art demonstrating her understanding of indigenous Igbo cosmology as "Ọdịnala, the complete Igbo worldview, grounded in an understanding of the land and nature, and in principles that guide people to live in harmony with their environment, including the beliefs and values that shape life and maintain order''. 

This idea is expressed in terms of an animistic depiction of Earth, known as the feminine divine figure Ala in Igbo. Human dwellings are supported by her form, as trees grow out of her, an ecological tableau crowned by the majesty of the sky, the sun poised in golden luminescence as clouds float in regal elevation, birds in flight completing the image of celestial grandeur, against the background of Agoziem's signature black and white visual surfaces, a pattern of dots suggesting both contemplative stillness and dynamism.

On the back of the figure are the Igbo words ''okike'' and ''ndu'', textual elements that deepen and amplify the communicative and philosophical significance of the work. Such inscriptions are characteristic of Orji’s artistic practice, in which visual imagery, language, spirituality, and philosophy converge to create multilayered meanings.

I am currently engaged in a project studying the work of Chiagoziem Nneamaka Orji, an Igbo visual artist whose work is deeply shaped by Igbo philosophy, spirituality and arts and their interrelationships. A distinctive feature of her practice is the semantic and intellectual depth conveyed through the Igbo-language titles of her works and the inscriptions embedded within them.

I am therefore seeking a translator of Igbo, particularly one sensitive to Igbo spirituality and philosophy.  

I would like a person whom we can both come to an understanding of what is to be paid for the service. The translator will be given credit in the published project.

I will provide the selections of texts  to be translated. The artist's work is visible particularly on her X and Facebook pages and also on her websites Ijele and agoziemart.

I am best reached by WhatsApp on the following number- +2349162315555. This email account can  also be used-ovadepojuifa@gmail.com

Thanks

Oluwatoyin Vincent AdepojuCompcros

Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems

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