Dirt: Yuta Suelo Udongo Te

By Onajide (Curated by) Shabaka

Catalogue was published on occassion of the exhibition "DIRT: Yuta Suelo Udongo T?". The exhibition title refers to the different ways that diverse cultures interpret dirt, notonly physically, but also spiritually and symbolically. The exhibition includes site-specificinstallations, sculpture, photography, paintings, drawings and mixed-media works. Theinspiration for this exhibition dates to 1999 when artist and curator Onajide Shabaka visited Ely,Minn. Attracted to the area's vibrant red oxide dirt, Shabaka saw a connection between it andelements of the West African Yoruba religion, particularly the deity Orisha Oggun, the god ofminerals associated with iron and industry. Shabaka's subsequent research led to his recognitionthat responses to dirt vary widely across the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988465353
• ISBN13: 9780988465350
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University Galleries, School of the Arts, Florida Atlantic University
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 8.5"