Video: Artist Interview
Bright Ugochukwu Eke on
Working with Water

As a graduate student, Eke was searching for themes for his thesis. In this video, Eke discusses how working in the rain in Nigeria gave him an idea.

"My inspiration as an artist comes from everyday life. As I move about, I experience cultures, people and their attitudes to life in relation to the surrounding earth. I am concerned about the human-earth connection.”

Born in 1976 in Mbaise, Nigeria, Bright Ugochukwu Eke holds a BA and MFA from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Eke’s large-scale installations and performances deal with humans' complex, often destructive relationship with the environment, commonly using water as its theme. His work was featured in the solo exhibitions “Environ-Scope” at the Goethe Institute, Lagos, Nigeria (2006) and “Water and Me” at Alice Yard, Trinidad and Tobago (2008). Eke’s work has been included in numerous international exhibitions, including: “The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (2010); “CODE SHARE” at the Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania (2009); “Art, Migration, and Identity” at the International Festival for the Arts, Arnhem, the Netherlands (2008); the 2007 Sharjah Biennale; and 2006 Dak’Art Biennale.

Filed Under: Video

Published: March 1st 2011

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