Omidan (Damsel)
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: Omidan (Damsel)
Medium: terracotta
Date: 2010
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Back to the studio.
Back to the studio.
I’m a refugee
I’m a refugee
An exile, a stranger
In a gold residence.
Home died decades away.
Those who opened their door
To welcome my wandering legs
Point to me their tables
decked with wine and sweetbread.
Excavations of the First Dynasty
Moyo Okediji
Title: Excavations of the First Dynasty
Medium: acrylic on canvas
date: 2021
Life
Life, when lived properly, is like playing in this giant park called Earth.
Find the thing you love to play with, and turn it into your work.
Then you can start playing.
I play with words, to enjoy the miracle of sound.
I play with images, to savor the magnificence of sight.
Playing is the best way to give thanks to the Creator of this giant park, and to fully enjoy the fruits and drinks that the park abundantly supplies.
Do you think I should hug him or send hired killers to him?
Samuel Toba did this portrait of me today. It’s gorgeous. Do you think I should hug…
Day and night
Day and night, for three weeks.
And finally, it is done.
