The Still Life Photography of Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima

  Somewhere in the Universe 1-3 For my Red Apple tSeries. Shot on the tabletop on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. "The Enchanted Manuscript of Timbuktu" Shot on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Uyo Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Inspired by the ancient Timbuktu Scripts of Mali. For my Serendipity Series of still life photography. Available on art canvas from 2ft-4ft sizes. #timbuktu #mali #africa #heritage #culture #history #art #photography #series The objects I used for the composition are a photograph of one of the Timbuktu Manuscripts, a feather, a bead, a ring with a bead I made with ribbons and a small plastic object which I arranged to create the still life photograph in the appreciation of the cultural legacy of the historical importance and significance of Timbuktu Manuscripts of Mali.

  My Red Apple Series and Serendipity Series still life photography were produced in the months of October and November, 2024 during my visit to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. They're tabletop photographs shot with the camera of my smartphone using only the inanimate objects in my bedroom. The objects are the red apple with a golden ring I created; beads from a necklace, rings I made with ribbons, books and pages of old issues of The Economist newsmagazine, the Supply Management magazine and catalog of The Barber Art Institute and brochure of the University of Birmingham, UK. I made compositions with the placements and arrangements of the objects to tell stories in interactive narratives and perspectives. About my art and photography My artworks of drawings, etchings, paintings and photographs are conceptual, intellectual and spiritual in the themes of the content and context of the subjects using available objects and instruments. My artworks have been exhibited in Nigeria and ...