Nigerian Pavilion goes to London Design
Biennale, an event making its first edition, celebrating design and
engineering, from September 7-27, 2016.
According to the curator of the Nigerian Pavilion, Gozi Ochonogor, Nigeria
will be one of 30 countries showing designs at Somerset House.
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| Ulo, a Nigerian Pavilion for London Design Biennale |
“The
Biennale presents an extraordinary opportunity for countries and representative
cities to create design statements that address the 2016 theme, ‘Utopia by
Design’,” Ochonogor stated. “The Nigerian team are addressing issues faced
by river based communities - oil spills, gas flares which causes
health issues such as cancer, and flooding.”
The
Nigerian presentation at the biennale is described as an installation titled
Ulo, made from traditional building materials and processed water hyacinth. It
is raised on stilts, elevated above an oil trough suggesting a Utopian future
where oil is perceived in alternate ramifications.
Ochonogor listed other exhibits to include lamps,
an interactive light installation about gas flares that engages social media,
and a survival raincoat designed to deal with flash floods.
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