Tuesday, May 13, 2008

dis/embodiment

*Photo by Obododimma Oha, February 2008.

ART sighs deep & sees
The networks of our pretexts
Becomes the Science
That removes the garments of our flesh
& shows how
Each doctor looks like a patient
--- Obododimma Oha
*(The original scupture by Chinyere Ndubisi is on display in the premises of the Department of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria)
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