IN THE QUIET OF REPAIR: Ojooluwatide’s Threads of Matrilineal Repair
Ojooluwatide Ojo’s practice has long been a vessel for reflection - on memory, ritual, and the subtle gestures that shape personal and collective histories. Her recent exhibition, In the Quiet of Repair, held at Wunika Mukan Gallery, was a quiet, meditative exploration of matrilineal heritage, familial memory, and the rituals of socialisation and care. Drawing from the lives of the women before her, as well as her own journey, Ojo invited viewers into a world where repair - emotional, cultural, and spiritual - takes center stage.
Through this intimate body of work, Ojo re-examined history within the unit of her family, using it as a lens to reflect on the evolving values, priorities, and identity of the city around her. The exhibition offered a tender homage to the past and present, even as it gestured toward the possibility of a reimagined future.
For us, Ojo's pieces evoked memory, erosion, and the passage of time. Layer by layer, Ojo’s process mimicked the slow, intentional labour of keeping both home and self intact.
In the Quiet of Repair revealed that healing is often quiet. It resides in the unseen gestures passed down through generations - stitched into fabric, embedded in memory, and held together by the resilience of women who mend what cannot be replaced.
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