PRESS RELEASE
ómÁ² Oba (HRH) AdétÁ²mÁwá A. GbadébÁ²
Sep 9 – Nov 10, 2023
Orisun eniyan; ni aaye nla ati akoko ti nlá»siwaju -
A ti bi +
A ṣẹgun +
A ṣe atilẹyin +
A wa nibi lati duro.
= Irin ajo loju omo Alade Yorùbá ati awon eniyan re.
Man’s origin; in the vast space and continuous time -
We are born +
We conquer +
We sustain +
We are here to stay.
= A journey through the eyes of a Yorùbá Prince and his people.
The purpose of this exhibition is to enlighten those foreign and domestic to my existence as well as those who have long forgotten the importance of African + Yorùbá culture and its colossal contributions to the world; due to political, social, economic and religious division not excluding the effects of brain drain. “Man’s origin; in the vast space and continuous time - We are born + We conquer + We sustain + We are here to stay. =A journey through the eyes of a Yorùbá Prince and his people” dives in the importance of educating as well as empowering Africans alongside descendants and those foreign to the continent in exploring the ideas of cultural and traditional preservation in our modern time; that could lead to lasting Infrastructural changes within the mind, the physical and spiritual. Changes that allow us all to look introspectively at our unquestioned thoughts as well as motives for collective betterment. This exhibition is to give an insight into the Yorùbá culture and people, Ifa and its contributions, Nigeria, my personal journeys as a man and royal, a path into my conscious, the spiritual as well as the tool that may assist us into navigating our world better. An exhibition: that gives us a chance to understand each other in depth beyond our selfish ideologies that deprives our humanity.
“Art is a divine entity the governs us all; if respected and nurtured = we shall be blinded no more to its impeccable beauty”.
- Ómò Oba (HRH) Adétòmíwá A. Gbadébò