Elena Njoabuzia Onwochei-Garcia

Photo by Tom Morley

Elena Njoabuzia Onwochei-Garcia’s installations of painted walls of paper explore how the dynamics between people are shaped by what appears to be real and the possibilities of fiction. The compositions, collages and entanglements of historical and popular images and narratives focus on the elements affecting the character’s behaviours, playing out refuted experiences. Once within the walls of washi paper the spectator is caught within a network of relations which are defined by histories that charge their interactions. The immersive triptychs implicate the viewers and their bodies into the setting in order to emphasise and discomfort the connection between the spectator, painting, and subject. The layers of paint and narratives intertwine fables and falsehoods so that allegories emerge and retreat.

UKNA Projects:

Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023

Photo by Tom Morley