Nigeria

Ụlọ

Nigeria wastes billions of pounds worth of gas in flaring, burnt off as a byproduct of collecting oil, causing terrible pollution and health issues.

With Ụlọ, which translates as 'home', the Nigerian team looked at how to restore environmental balance to the fragile Niger Delta. The installation, a contemporary take on a typical home in the region, was raised on stilts elevated above an oil trough, suggesting a utopian future where oil was perceived in alternate ramifications. Other exhibits included objects made from recycled petroleum products, an interactive light installation about gas flares, and a survival raincoat designed to deal with flash floods.

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Credits

Design Team:

Gozi Ochonogor

Shola Orekoya

Folakunle Oshun

Curator:

Gozi Ochonogor

Supporting Bodies:

ArtHouse Foundation

Aspire Microfinance Bank

Ford Foundation

John Obayuwana

U.Mi-1

Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation

Contributors:

Portfolio Architecture

Charley Brentnall

Ifigeneia Dilaveraki

Jack Hawker

MitiMeth

Studio Seventi

Bini Struct-e

2016 Exhibitors

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