works

"All About That Bass” talks about the politics of big bodies, hidden identities, and the ways in which fatness is read and exaggerated in visual culture. Through these paintings, I am looking at how large bodies carry histories of resilience while also confronting the stereotypes that often silence them. 

A series that reflects my experiences as an international student from Nigeria, at Cornell and in Ithaca amid shifting U.S. politics. Using archival materials from the History Center in Ithaca and Cornell’s Rare Manuscript Collections, I create paintings layered with plaster, paste, and pigment

A recomposition of images and texts from my family archive to create postcards that explore ideas of time and memory.

A recomposition of images and texts from my archive and sourced archives from black families in Princeton and The Historical Society of Princeton to create postcards that tell stories and explore ideas of time and memory.

An exploration of the paradox of transformation in African masking practices, where masks are used as a metaphor for my own experiences.

( Now We Mask 2.0)

A series that speaks to the complexities of Suppressed Identities, Body-Perception and Body Dysmorphia .