Austrian Nigerian visual artist and photographer David Ụzọchukwu wants to change the way we see the sea.
The series is Ụzọchukwu's first intentional body of work, moving away from single images, and is influenced by stories of fantasy creatures from the African continent and diaspora, and the fairy-tale and myth traditions of Europe.
Ụzọchukwu's series, "Mare Monstrum," deals with the experience of Africans arriving in Europe in both modern and historical contexts. Pictured: "Styx", 2021."The series deals with the modern context of refugees. What I thought was interesting was these water metaphors used within the press: 'waves of refugees.' There was this idea of being 'flooded' by some sort of natural force," he explained.
As he grew up, photography became a means of understanding and processing his own identity."It was important in the beginning for me to be able to create this space where I felt seen, to create this stage for myself to perform various facets of myself," said Ụzọchukwu.He moved away from self-portraiture in the traditional sense, yet he maintains that every piece of his work could be considered self-portrait.
Ụzọchukwu's work involves a complex post-production process, often resulting in mesmerizing imagery. Pictured: "Stake Out", 2019.Through contorted poses and that delicate layering of images, Ụzọchukwu's figures become bizarre sculptural forms in barren dreamscapes, somewhere between the surreal and hyper-real. He revels in the ambiguity of his work -- his images simultaneously ethereal and ghastly, compelling and disconcerting.
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