EBELE OKOYE / e4_restoration1
Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World
Vol. 1, 2 (2000)
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RESTORATION

When the "dos and don'ts"
of societal standards
tried to remind me
of who they said
I was
Of the place I
needed to take

In a society full of errors
I began to ask myself
if I really was
or if the figment
of someone else's
IMAGINATION
was ME

After a longwhile
of living these commands
It began to take root
that;
That which is ME
is actually unaccepted

Then I began to feel
a little bit
"head-under-shoulders"

.../Restoration continues in the following page

 

Citation Format:
Nzegwu, Nkiru (2000). MAKING A STATEMENT: TWO WOMEN ARTISTS - EBELE OKOYE & NKECHI NWOSU-IGBO. Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World; 1, 2. [http://www.ijele.com/vol1.2/index1.2.htm].

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e4_restoration1

Restoration I
2000, 100 x 128 cm, oil on canvas