A k u z u r u : Atonement For Our Transgressions 2006, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Installation Intervention and Performance

(C) A k u z u r u

Foundation Archive

A k u z u r u: A pioneer Performance and Transdisciplinary artist, A k u z u r u' s Experiential Art Productions are renowned intense interactive direct experiences. Her visceral situations ak-tivate energy processes integral to her praxis. An extensive walker, vastness in the natural world and metaphysical timelessness proved catalytic. Her complex Spatial Works- a Total Art sensorial experience- demand the physiological engagement of the gaze. Studied BA fashion UK and MA textiles Nigeria, her broad artistic formative studies included classical music, the monumental orchestral steel pan concerts, classical and contemporary dance, performances in the famous procession traditions of the multi-layered Trinidad/ Nottinghill Carnivals. The Artist currently lives and works in Trinidad traveling worldwide having shown her works in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and the US. Presentations at important institutions- National Museum Trinidad and Tobago 2001, Perez Art Museum Miami PAMM 2014, University of Art Bern Switzerland 2016, the Buchheim Museum Germany in 2017. Awards from the Prince Claus Fund and the Commonwealth Foundation. Contact Artist: akuzuru@hotmail.com

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