‘Diplomatic community is pathway to global opportunities’
An award-winning visual artist, Sor Sen, has said Nigerian artists’ relationship with the diplomatic community could mean a pathway to global opportunities, if well harnessed. He said it portends a good chance for Nigerian artists because the world is interested in how individuals and entities can turn local content into global phenomena. He said the […]
Sor Sen with one of the Turkish officials that attended an exhibition of works by some selected artists titled ‘The Passage’
An award-winning visual artist, Sor Sen, has said Nigerian artists’ relationship with the diplomatic community could mean a pathway to global opportunities, if well harnessed.
He said it portends a good chance for Nigerian artists because the world is interested in how individuals and entities can turn local content into global phenomena.
He said the demographics of art appreciation in Abuja seem to be tilted towards the diplomatic community, portending an opportunity for Nigerian artists.
Sen expressed his delight over the return of an in-person art exhibition at an exhibition of works of some selected young artists titled ‘The Passage’ organised and hosted by the Turkish Embassy in collaboration with Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Abuja.
He said “an event like this has far-reaching effects. Artists and galleries rely on exhibitions to make known their artistic creations. An in-person experience is always more preferable where you have an opportunity to engage the artwork physically and maybe strike a conversation with the artist to have a clue of his thought processes.”
He said it took courage for Nigerian artists to display their works to the public, “It is one thing to create in your private studios and it’s another to be vulnerable enough to display it to the public and weigh perceptions/appreciation about your works.
The aim of the event, he said, was to make the works and the artists presented garner more visibility and attention.