Originally published on orature.africa In this essay, Oriiz U. Onuwaje explores rhythm as evidence of history rather than entertainment. Long before museums, libraries, or written…
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By Oriiz U Onuwaje Oriiz writes that our sound is a tool for ‘community connection’ that endured silence to become a global roar. When you…
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A new critical work is reigniting long-standing debates about African art, intellect, and historical continuity. In The Harbinger (Crimson Fusion, Lagos; 2025), cultural strategist and…
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What does it mean to capture the likeness of a soul, whether using sacred earth or lines of code? Oriiz looks at how capturing likeness…
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Nigeria’s artistic legacy has never lacked brilliance — from the Dufuna Canoe to Nok, from Ife to Igbo-Ukwu to Benin, our creations sit in the…
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History is not behind us — it runs through us. This landmark project takes its measure from the Dufuna Canoe, the world’s oldest known boat,…
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About the Exhibition Intersecting Worlds of Climate Change: the Mangroves and Art brings together visual art and environmental science to confront one of the most…
Read more ›The Harbinger is the first of four messengers, announcing an 8000-year revelation.
It is not the story — it is the first rupture in the silence.
Through charged ideas, sharpened memory, and stunning images that anchor our heritage, it prepares the mind for the scale, the weight, and the intelligence of what is coming.
