Dozie Kanu
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This artwork features a sculptural assemblage composed of industrial materials and objects. The dominant visual element is a large spiral spring in a dark, muted tone, which creates a dynamic, kinetic impression. Attached to the spring is a rusted, orange-hued metal object with an angular, geometric shape that appears to be a repurposed industrial component. The overall composition has a sense of tension and balance, conveying a sense of machinery or mechanical function. The artist's intentional use of found, discarded materials suggests a commentary on the relationship between industry, technology, and the natural world. This piece exemplifies the contemporary artistic practice of transforming ordinary objects into thought-provoking sculptural forms. ...
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Dozie Kanu
B.1993, American/NigerianAppropriating found objects and refashioning them to new aesthetics, Dozie Kanu creates sculptures and photography that are inherently disobedient and stubbornly slippery. They resist classification and exist instead as communicative or performative objects. Kanu’s ongoing investigation into the limits of form, functionality, materiality and usefulness are often filtered through a personal lens drawn from the artist’s lived experiences. In the artist’s debut solo exhibition at Project Native Informant, Owe Deed, One Deep, 2020, every sculpture remixes and modifies found objects, with the visible rust as a reminder of how readily items are discarded once they are deemed no longer productive. The repurposing of objects deemed useless, the artist honours and reanimates the people whose labour gave them function. In extending the lives of these unwanted items, he perpetuates the existence of those who brought them into being. His memorialisation is a site of collective mourning which has not yet ceased to exist, acknowledging that the pathways and legacies of the oppressive systems of the past continue to characterize the present. ...
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Project Native Informant
LondonContemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.