| FINAL DAY | @investeccapetownartfair
You still have some time to meet us at booth C3 and discover the works by:
Elolo Bosoka
Jean David Nkot
Eva Obodo
Ozioma Onuzulike
Boluwatife Oyediran
Hervé Yamguen
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Investec Cape Town
Booth C3
📆 19 — 22 February, 2026
📍Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
INVESTEC CAPE TOWN | BOOTH C3
Glad to be back in Cape Town @investeccapetownartfair
Meet us at booth C3 until Sunday.
Exhibiting artists:
Boluwatife Oyediran
Ozioma Onuzulike
Hervé Yamguen
Jean David Nkot
Elolo Bosoka
Eva Obodo
On the occasion of the solo exhibition “And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth” by Eva Obodo, Florian Azzopardi, Founder and Director of AFIKARIS Gallery, guides us through the work of the artist and the lasting influence of the Nsukka School.
Emerging after Nigeria’s independence, the Nsukka School encouraged artists to draw from local traditions and develop a creative language independent of Western influence. Pioneers like El Anatsui - who mentored both Obodo and Ozioma Onuzulike - inspired students to transform everyday materials into art while forging their own unique narratives. Obodo’s own practice continues this legacy of transformation, demonstrating how the language of materials can articulate histories of exploitation and survival.
« And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth” is on view at AFIKARIS Gallery until January 3.
AFIKARIS Gallery
📍7 rue Notre-Dame-deNazareth, 75003 Paris
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ON VIEW IN PARIS｜EVA OBODO
Eva Obodo is one of the artists whose long-term engagement with unconventional materials for sculpture has shaped the direction of contemporary art in Nigeria. Working primarily with charcoal, copper wires and aluminium, his work engages both the materiality of his chosen media and their potential as metaphors for addressing contemporary issues in Africa and the enduring legacies of extractive colonialism.
Through a labor-intensive process of tying and bundling charcoal, a material with chemical, physical, and symbolic affinities with coal, Obodo interrogates the history of mineral extraction in Africa. With « And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth », the artist responds to the social and environmental consequences of extractive economies, including the exploitation of labor and the precarious conditions of contemporary living.
Eva Obodo｜ And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth
6 November, 2025 — 3 January, 2026
📍7, rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 75003 Paris
📷 Photo crédit: @studio_vanssay
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OPENING TODAY | EVA OBODO | Thursday 6 November, 6-9 PM
The team is excited and ready to welcome you today for the opening of the first exhibition in Europe by Nigerian artist Eva Obodo—And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth.
Between memory and matter, Eva Obodo invites us to reflect on what it takes to restore the torn fabric of communities, where each stitch is both a gesture of care and a reminder of human resilience.
“Each work continues to speak beyond me: through viewers, through their interpretations. Art, to me, is a shared creation, a conversation that continues to evolve.”— Eva Obodo.
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Eva Obodo | And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth
📆 6 November, 2025 — 3 January, 2026
📍7 rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 75003 Paris
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UPCOMING | EVA OBODO | THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER
AFIKARIS Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in France by Nigerian artist Eva Obodo— “And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth.”
Exploring the fragile act of repair — of materials, histories, and human connections — Obodo transforms charcoal, coal, aluminum wires and recycled printing plates into poetic acts of mending. Rooted in his personal story and the coal-mining legacy of Enugu, his works intertwine the economies of extraction with the metaphors of healing, where coal and charcoal become symbols of endurance, transformation and time. Between memory and matter, Eva Obodo invites us to reflect on what it takes to restore the torn fabric of communities, where each stitch is both a gesture of care and a reminder of human resilience — improvising, adapting, and mending even when the tools are not ideal.
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Eva Obodo | And We Hired a Carpenter to Patch the Cloth
📆 6 November, 2025 – 3 January, 2026
Opening reception: Thursday 6 November | 6–9PM
📍7 rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 75003 Paris
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Amoeba (2025)
charcoal, enameled aluminium and copper wire, repurposed printing plate, acrylic
Each time I look around, I see a sea of faces — countless, alive, and smiling.
They remind me of the amoeba, that strange, formless being I once studied in secondary school —
a shapeless creature without front or back, without head or tail, without eyes or mouth — and yet it moves, it hungers, it finds its way by any means through the seen and unseen currents of life...
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@eva.obodo
Eva Obodo, a visual artist from Nsukka, Nigeria, turns everyday materials into powerful stories. From drawing in the sand as a child to creating vibrant fibre and charcoal sculptures today, Eva’s art is rooted in memory, environment, and experience.
His works—charcoal, jute fibre, and nylon threads—explore Nigeria’s resources, social connections, and personal histories. One piece even uses coal to tell the story of the mine where his father worked, showing how materials can carry memory and meaning.
Eva is also passionate about arts in education, believing that creating art develops critical thinking, creativity, and transferable skills that go beyond the studio.
Hear more about our conversation and discover how Eva weaves memory, material, and society into every piece.
Full interview link in bio
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