Abraham Oghobase

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Abraham

geboren 1979 in Delta State, Nigeria

 

Abraham Onoriode Oghobase studierte am Yaba College of Technology’s School of Art, Design and Printing in Lagos, mit dem Masterabschluß in Fotografie. Neben weiteren Studien bei dem nigerianischen Maler und Fotografen Deji Ajose und dem anerkannten Bildhauer und Fotografen Uche James Iroha wurde er in seiner frühen Karriere unterstützt von dem französisch-algerischen Fotografen Bruno Boudjelal.

 

Ausstellungen (Auswahl):

2015     Prix Pictet: The Global Award in Photography and Sustainability: Consumption  (group exhibition of award finalists); Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2014     Staging Reality and Documenting Fiction (group exhibition); LagosPhoto Festival 2014, Lagos, Nigeria
2013     Am I Not a Man and a Brother? Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? (group exhibition); James Harris Gallery, Seattle, USA
2012     Eyes Closed, Eyes Open (group exhibition); Studio 41, Glasgow, UK
2011     Témoin / Witness (group exhibition), Medina Gallery, Bamako, Mali
2011     Synchronicity (group exhibition as part of Photoquai 2011, curated by the On The Roof collective), Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris, France
2010     Black Motion: Diasporic Bodies, Identity and Emotions (group exhibition), Signs And Lyrics Emporium (S.A.L.E.) Gallery, Venice, Italy

 

Durch die Erforschung des visuellen und sozialen Charakters von Städten und Orten greift meine fotografische Praxis die Vorstellungen von menschlichen Emotionen, Identität, Kultur, Existenz und anderen Themen auf. Im Laufe der Zeit habe ich mit verschiedenen Formen und Ausdrucksweisen experimentiert, immer wieder nach neuen visuellen Sprachen und nach Möglichkeiten, die Reichweite meiner Vision zu erweitern, gesucht. Dabei habe ich jedoch durch die konsequente Verwendung von hauptsächlich meinem eigenen Körper als konzeptionelles Gerät einen sehr persönlichen (und oft verwundbaren) Ansatz verfolgt. Meine Arbeit errichtet visuelle Erzählungen von emotionalen und physischen Räumen – in der Aufzeichnung von Erfahrungen, Gefühlen und Vorstellungen neben der wirtschaftlichen, ästhetischen, sozialen und politischen Dimensionen von Orten mit persönlicher Bedeutung für mich.

 

Werkbeispiel: aus der Serie  „Are we humans“, 2010

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©Abraham Oghobase

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Abraham Oghobase

Abraham

 

Abraham Onoriode Oghobase was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1979. He studied at the Yaba College of Technology’s School of Art, Design and Printing in Lagos, majoring in photography. Understudying Nigerian painter and photographer Deji Ajose and the acclaimed sculptor and photographer Uche James Iroha, Oghobase received further mentorship in the early stages of his career from French-Algerian photographer Bruno Boudjelal.

 

exhibitions (selection):

2015     Prix Pictet: The Global Award in Photography and Sustainability: Consumption (group exhibition of award finalists); Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2014     Staging Reality and Documenting Fiction (group exhibition); LagosPhoto Festival 2014, Lagos, Nigeria
2013     Am I Not a Man and a Brother? Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? (group exhibition); James Harris Gallery, Seattle, USA
2012     Eyes Closed, Eyes Open (group exhibition); Studio 41, Glasgow, UK
2011     Témoin / Witness (group exhibition), Medina Gallery, Bamako, Mali
2011     Synchronicity (group exhibition as part of Photoquai 2011, curated by the On The Roof collective), Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris, France
2010     Black Motion: Diasporic Bodies, Identity and Emotions (group exhibition), Signs And Lyrics Emporium (S.A.L.E.) Gallery, Venice, Italy

 

My photographic practice engages the notions of human emotion, identity, culture and existence, among other themes, through the exploration of the visual and social character of cities and places. Over time, I have experimented with different forms and expressions, continually seeking new visual language and ways to further the scope of my vision. I have, however, been consistent in employing a highly personal (and often vulnerable) approach by chiefly using my own body as a conceptual device. My work has constructed visual narratives of emotional and physical space – chronicling experiences, feelings and notions alongside the economic, aesthetic, social and political dimensions of places of personal importance to me.

 

work sample: from the series „Are we humans“, 2010

Abraham_are_we_humans14

©Abraham Oghobase

Website of Abraham Oghobase