AKIRASH
MAJELE
Venomous, 2020
“I believe art is an instrument to question and search for solutions - to dig out the truth without violence”.
Exhibit Summary:
Impacted by the forced separation of children from their parents at the U.S. Mexico border, Majele (Venomous) asks us to reckon with this dark moment in time. How can we heal the wounds, drain the venom, and live together in mutual respect and dignity?
This exhibit looks deep into the immigration issues that plague our society. It has become a big bone that has stuck in our throat, difficult to chew or swallow.
It is a nightmarish, poisonous trauma that has stained our history forever.
Where do we go from here? What will those children that they took from their parents think of us in decades to come?
This exhibit is not to criticize anybody, but to create a dialogue to find ways to correct our wrongs; to see how we can come to a better existence with our neighbors. How can we heal the wounds, drain the venom, and live together in mutual respect and dignity? Please work a mile in my shoe.
Olaniyi R. AKIRASH
Picture by Moyo Oyelola
About the Artist:
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, AKIRASH is an artist whose work focuses on moments of time, fleeting moments that can be easily forgotten or transformed.
He utilizes a multitude of techniques and materials, including re-purposed objects, which may result in mixed media painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, sound, or performance.
Ultimately, his work is designed to create comfort, peace, and solace. He believes that art can be a balm to the soul, revealing a quiet inner truth. His art is a reflection of the joys of life, directly inspired by rhythm, harmony, and the movement of daily existence. While inscribing all these mediums in my comprehensive compositions, my works achieve an accumulative density that overwhelms with spectacle, grandeur, and wonderment.
