“The more I travelled, the more I felt alienated and a strange kinship–I formed an alliance with people everywhere. There was a certain frustration with a system that did not acknowledge one’s presence. These are some of the agitations with being a migrant. Also, the nostalgia for the homeland never leaves you. These complex feelings affected how I saw reality so much.” - Anthony Nsofor
Stretching across these canvases, a symphony of faces, expressive symbols and patterns combine to create a captivating series of abstract compositions. Within each stroke lies a multitude of identities reflecting diverse and collective experiences witnessed by visual artist Anthony Nsofor on his journeys. These paintings are a continuation of his studies into the series, “The Citizens of Nowhere”, that explore themes of migration, identity and the experiences of living as a foreigner in another man's land. For his solo exhibition at O’DA Art Gallery, Nsofor takes us on a journey that transcends his personal experiences, delving into the universal realities we face as migrants, and the emotional encounters of those he met along the way.
There are a multitude of occurrences one must face in another man's land and "The Citizens of Nowhere" is Nsofor’s visceral exploration of these shared experiences.
