Thursday 7 November 2019

Go Digital


Opening Date & Time: Friday, 8th November - 7:00 PM
Venue: Retro Africa Gallery - 12 Ukpabi Asika Street, Asokoro - Abuja 

Institut français du Nigéria and Retro Africa present, 'GO DIGITAL', a contemporary digital art exhibition. This exhibition seeks to expose the innovation and modern technology that is implemented in contemporary digital art through mediums such as, Photography, Video Art, Virtual Reality, Installations and Sound art. 

Commencing on Friday, November 8th, Go Digital will showcase works by the following artists: 

Jeremiah IKONGIO’s “Power-less” using interactive web database, augmented reality and spatial installation to invite the audience to experience what it means to live without electrical power, the ground-breaking film "Hello, Rain" by CJ OBASI will be featured in our video art room, four series of photography as well as an installation by the renowned digital and conceptual artist Ade Adekola, who creates contemporary representations from traditional and urban Nigerian culture, Uche Okpa-Iroha’s ‘Isolated’ series, an internationally renowned body of work candidly capturing the essence of life on streets of Lagos, and "The Realities of Demas" in Virtual Reality by Joel Kachi Benson, a short VR documentary exploring the work of renowned Nigerian architect and designer, Demas Nwoko. The film takes viewers on a virtual journey through some of the most iconic spaces and designs of one of Nigeria’s pioneer artists.

Wahala Dey