a picture of profs work been displayed at the Museum Of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Miami, for the 2019 Miami Basel event.

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ByMoyo Okediji December 9, 2019May 21, 2023

My work displayed at the Museum Of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Miami, for the 2019 Miami Basel event.

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THE REAL ẸKÙN

ByMoyo Okediji January 23, 2020May 21, 2023

I went to see the REAL ẸKÙN to pay my respects, soon after his coronation.

This is not imported. It was from the ancient

forests of Ile Ife.

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There’s nobody who will see this place and not be afraid

ByMoyo Okediji June 19, 2019May 21, 2023

“There’s nobody who will see this place and not be afraid,” the two men on the bike said this morning as they stopped and kept looking at our newest installation at the Àkòdì Òrìṣà.

Bí ìwọ́ bá ṣe rere, ara kì yíò ha yá ọ? I wonder where I got that quote from. Is it a Yoruba proverb?

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was from the Bible.

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MEANINGLESS WORD

ByMoyo Okediji June 6, 2022May 21, 2023

MEANINGLESS WORD

“Food is not ready,” Iya Oyo informed me. “This is just a snack. I know you are hungry” In Yoruba she said “Fi eléyìí panu. Mo mọ̀ pé ebi ti ń pa ẹ́.”

She left me a bowl full of boiled groundnuts. I loved boiled groundnuts. It was still in the shell. “You can throw the shells here after cracking them.” In Yoruba , she said, “Pa èèpo ẹ̀pà ná à sínú abọ́ yìí.