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42—Vanguard, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016
Anyanwu's visual exploits brings
Chinese culture to Nigeria
By Japhet Alakam
AFTER his last exhibition at
Terra Kulture titled Faces
and Phases, one of Nigeria’s
contemporary artists, Uzoma
Samuel Anyanwu recorded
another major artistic success
with his latest exhibition that
brought some of the historic
Chinese culture to Nigeria.
Tagged Coming to China, an
exhibition of selected Chinese
heritage site photographs and
other works, Anyanwu in the
exhibition which was attended by
notable art collectors and lovers
showcased the historic sculptures
of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the
first imperial dynasty in China.
The exhibition which opened
at the CIG Motors Co Ltd located
in Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria
Island featured about 13 body of
works that provided viewers with
the opportunity to visit China with
him through the visual
narratives.
Transcultural
exchange
It was one of the gains of
transcultural exchange, an
opportunity offered by the
occupant of the Engineer Yemisi
Adedoyin Syhllon Chair for Fine
Arts and Design, University of
Port harcourt. With this, young
Anyanwu has became the first
African to bring the famous
Chinese sculptures to Nigeria.
Anyanwu through the body of
works recalls culture through his
lens in unique frames that initiate
inter cultural dialogue. His
interest in two dimensional arts
which kicked off with
explorations in painting at his
school, before his exploration in
art photography were brought to
A sculptureby Uzoma Anyanwu
the fore as he brings to focus
the terracotta sculptures of the
first dynasty which occupies a
critical position in history and the
Anyanwu recalls
culture through his
lens in unique
frames that initiate
intercultural
dialogue
photographs that cover an array
of distinctively diverse insight
and styles of the sites he
visited while in China.
Some of the works
include the three
terracotta pieces, the pits
of the terracotta warriors,
the ancient Qin Dynasty
Terracotta warriors,
Bronze chariots,The
Temple of Heaven
complex, The great wall
of China The Manichan
schemes at the
contemporary theatre,
Mao Zedond Fabric
collage and other works.
Looking at the images,
the first stunning
impression is the
impersonal, extemporal
and a-historic feeling
emanating from many of
the images of these
ancient Chinese artefacts
which could be likened to
the Nigerian Nok
terracotta sculptures
excerpt for the large
number. It shows how the
Chinese manage their
heritage sites unlike
Nigeria where no one cares for
cultural sites.
Another feature of the
photographs is that there is always
a narrative behind each that shows
the engagement he had with
people while in China.
Speaking about the exhibition,
art patron and founder of
OYASAF, Prince Shyllon who
declared the exhibition open and
unveiled the sculptures said, “I
am impressed about the Chinese
culture that is as old oas about
2,500 years. Chinese love love
their culture, but disappointed
that I cannot find Nigerians loving
their own culture the way
Chinese love their culture and
history.”
Culture activists decry neglect of indigenous language
By Prisca Sam-Duru
accessed from
other parts of the
LANGUAGE and cultural
world. In
enthusiasts from corporate
Adegbembo’s
and social Nigeria who attended
words, ‘Yorubas
the fourth edition of Yoruba
in Nigeria
Lakotun promoted only one
should not
agenda which was, the urgent
make the
need to revive Nigeria's culture
language lose
and the use of indegenous
its value
languages both in schools and •Participants clad in cultural attires at the event in Lagos because people
among the people.
from other parts
Guest writer at the event, Mr. hardcopies of the literatures that of the world, especially those in
Kehinde Adepegba, said the have been published sometimes Jamaica, Brazil, Trindad and
poor reading culture of the ago. He asserted that publishers Tobago, Cuba and the Caribbean,
Yoruba, the development of should help writers by look up to us at the core areas
Information
and publishing the e-books versions where the language is spoken and
Communications Technology, of their books on various we should not let them down in
and late adoption of technology platforms and making it available speaking, writing, reading and
have negatively impacted on the to the global audience and listening in the language.’
reading of Yoruba literature increasing profitability.’
The host of the programme,
which has preserved the culture Adebayo Adegbembo, who Olutayo Irantiola, extolled the
largely. According to the author developed ‘Asa’ app, said him stride of the Lagos State House
of Okele Akobu, Ogbon Ologbon, and his team has been of Assembly, under the leadership
Eku Eda ‘the youth of this assiduously working on the of Hon. Mudashiru Obasa that
generation have unlimited preservation of the language wants Yoruba language to be
access to materials online and through this app and they are spoken compulsorily at both
they have deserted reading also working on other Nigerian public and private schools in
languages which are being Lagos.
Eucharia Anunobi
Faith & Talent Junction: Nurturing
talents for national development
By Prisca Sam-Duru &
Vera Anyagafu
WHY you have been
seeing me as a movie
legend, all these years you’ve
seen me act all the actables and
am still acting and modeling
because I’ve not left my talent, is
because I discovered who I am,
who I was and still to be at a very
early age. This is why I act my
roles very well.” Those were the
words of Nollywood A-list actress,
Eucharia Anunobi while
mentoring young Nigerians on
the importance of self discovery
to national development.
A lot of times, people engage
in trial and error method in the
course of discovering who they
are and what they are endowed
with. It becomes worse when
upon discovering their talents,
they are helpless as to how to
nurture the talents and make
good living out of them.
It was in a bid to assist young
Nigerians to discover their
talents and subsequently,
become self reliant in a poor and
unstable economy such as
Nigeria’s, that Koga Faith
Foundation held talent discovery
and empowerment workshop for
youths.
The maiden edition of Faith and
Talent junction, was a wake up
call to the Nigerian youths on
the need to use their talents to
make a living and then, bring
about the change the country
desires. It underscored the
importance of having young and
talented individuals in
government who will help put
an end to corruption and bad
leadership rocking the country.
Tagged Faith&Talent:
Patnership that Rocks, the event
which held weekend, featured
the Nollywood Diva turned
preacher, Apostle Euchariah
Anunobi, who shook the entire
hall of the Rock View Hotel,
Festac town, with inspiring
lectures enough to set every
jobless individual on a viable
track to achieving greatness.
Emphasisng on the need to
assist the youths discover their
talents early in life, Anunobi who
disclosed that she was a beauty
queen, and still a fashion model
as well as movie legend added
that she discovered her talent
early in life because she gave her
life to Christ since 20 years ago.
Anunobi further revealed that
the reason people fail in life is
because they serve in other
individuals' positions or field
stressing that youths need to
discover and nurture their talent
to survive in the difficult
economic condition of Nigeria.
She advised those seeking to
excel in the entertainment
industry, to ensure they deal with
limitations before venturing into
the industry. “To be an actor you
need to be good in English, this
enables you understand the
script so as to be able to interpret
your roles perfectly.
Youths need to
discover and
nurture their
talents to survive
in difficult
economic
condition of
Nigeria
Serious
limitations
The truth is that everyone must
not become an actor, so those with
serious limitations in this regard
can make impact in other
departments in Nollywood like
welfare, location management,
costumier, props etc. I tell people
that the fact that you read
Theartre arts does not mean that
you should become an actor.
Apostle Anunobi also advised
against trying to make it the fast
way such as thinking of
submitting to sexual assault all
in the name of getting roles since
such acts boomerang in the
future.
Also speaking, the Convener of
the Faith and Talent Junction,
Bishop Priscilla Otuya said God
is depending on African youths
to drive change in the country,
urging Nigerian youths not to be
left out of the transformation
process in the country.
She regretted that religious
Christianity has so much caged
youths that they need to first
discover their roots and talents
to make a change. "The system
has separated faith from talent but
in the real sense, both should
work together. Self discovery is
important and the youths should
collaborate if they wish to make
huge impact so that power would
stop revolving round the old
politicians."